Catocala crataegi Saunders
Fig. 11 (lectotype)
Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876: 72
Catocala crataegi; Barnes and McDunnough 1918: 39
Catocala crataegi; McDunnough 1938: 118
Catocala crataegi; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 129
Type material. Catocala crataegi: the original description cites “[adult] specimens [reared from larvae] taken by bush beating about the middle of June.” Barnes and McDunnough (1918: 39) referred to a male type at the BMNH, and it is designated as lectotype to clarify application of the name crataegi . Th e lectotype bears the labels “Grote Coll. / 81-116”, Canada / Saunders”, “ Canada / 81-116 [and on the reverse:] Catocala / crataegi / Type Saunders.” Type Locality: [London, Ontario, Canada].