Catocala junctura syn. elsa Beutenmüller, syn. n.

Catocala elsa Beutenmüller, 1918: 62

Catocala elsa; McDunnough 1938: 116

Catocala elsa; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 129

Type material. Catocala elsa: holotype ♀ [USNM, examined]. Th e name elsa has been treated since McDunnough (1938) as a full species. However, the type of C. elsa is a typical specimen of the widespread and morphologically variable C. junctura Walker, [1858] . Type Locality: Prescott, Arizona, [USA].