Systematics of moths in the genus Catocala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) IV. Nomenclatorial stabilization of the Nearctic fauna, with a revised synonymic check list Author Gall, Lawrence Yale University, New Haven ,, Author Hawks, David University of California, Riverside ,, United States of America text ZooKeys 2010 2010-03-18 39 39 37 83 journal article 22629 10.3897/zookeys.39.425 7faaa125-e85b-4e6a-839f-369f3baa5964 1313–2970 576632 Catocala jessica H. Edwards Fig. 22 ( lectotype ) Catocala jessica H. Edwards, 1877: 23 Catocala jessica ; Barnes and McDunnough 1918: 29 Catocala jessica ; McDunnough 1938: 116 Catocala jessica ; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 129 Type material. Catocala jessica : the original description states “ 1 ♀ , 1 ♁, Havilah, Kern Co., Mr. R . H. Stretch. (Coll. Hy. Edw., No. 6,648).” Th ese two types are at the AMNH , the female being a specimen of C. jessica and the male a specimen of C. junctura Walker [1858] . Th e female is designated as lectotype to clarify application of the name jessica . The lectotype bears the labels “Havilah / California .”, “6648”, “No. 12651 / Collection / Hy. Edwards.”, “Type / No. / A.M.N.H.”, “Cat. / var. jessica . Type. / Hy. Edw.”, “ Catocala / jessica / Hy. Edws.” Type Locality: Havilah, Kern Co[unty], California , [ USA ].