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930801 – 8811 Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873

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Synonymy:	faustina Strecker, 1873 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: 8811 ssp. a. faustina Strecker, 1873 (Catocala) carlota Beutenmüller, 1897 (Catocala) lydia Beutenmüller, 1907 (Catocala) rubra Cassino, 1918 (Catocala) zillah Strecker, 1877 (Catocala) ssp. b. cleopatra Strecker, 1874 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: [8810] cleopatra Edwards, 1875 (Catocala) barbara Cassino, 1918 (Catocala) perdita Edwards, 1875 (Catocala) perdita Strecker, 1874 (Catocala) ssp. c. allusa Hulst, 1884 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: [8809] caerulea Beutenmüller, 1907 (Catocala) frenchii Poling, 1901 (Catocala)
Taxonomic Notes:	Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873 includes as subspecies Catocala cleopatra Strecker, 1874 (Gall & Hawks 1990:8) and Catocala allusa Hulst, 1884 (Gall & Hawks 2010:44). Some authors informally treat allusa as a full species. Some speculate that cleopatra should be returned to full species with allusa as a subspecies. There is active study aimed at resolving the status of the names listed as faustina subspecies, Lawrence Gall (pers. comm., 12/5/2018).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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Gall L.F. & D.C. Hawks, 1990. Systematics of moths in the genus Catocala (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). I. Type material in the Strecker Collection, with lectotype designation. Fieldiana: Zoology, New Series, 59 (1414): 9.
Gall, L. & D. Hawks, 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: 37-83.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 45.12f; p. 262. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Catocala faustina
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at BugGuide.Net (allusa [cleopatra?])
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths (allusa [cleopatra?])

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