Catocala junctura, Walker, 1858

Gall, Lawrence & Hawks, David, 2010, Systematics of moths in the genus Catocala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) IV. Nomenclatorial stabilization of the Nearctic fauna, with a revised synonymic check list, ZooKeys 39 (39), pp. 37-83 : 42

Catocala junctura syn. augusta H. Edwards , syn. n.

Fig. 2 (lectotype)

Catocala augusta H. Edwards, 1875a: 1

Catocala aspasia form augusta ; Barnes and McDunnough 1918: 31

Catocala arizonae ssp. augusta ; McDunnough 1938: 117

Catocala arizonae ssp. augusta ; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 129

Type material. Catocala augusta : the original description states “Mrs. Behrens took two specimens of this charming insect in August last.” A female type is at the AMNH, and is designated as lectotype to clarify application of the name augusta . The lectotype bears the labels “6035 / S. Diego / Califor.”, “No. 12654 / Collection / Hy. Edwards”, “Type / No. / A.M.N.H.”, “Type. / augusta / Hy. Edws.” Th e lectotype of C. augusta is a typical specimen of the widespread and morphologically variable C. junctura Walker [1858] . Type Locality: San Diego, Califor[nia, USA].