Catocala junctura syn. margherita Beutenmüller, syn. n.

Catocala stretchi var. margherita Beutenmüller, 1918: 65

Catocala stretchi var. margherita; McDunnough 1938: 116

Catocala stretchi var. margherita; Franclemont and Todd 1983: 129

Type material. Catocala margherita: holotype ♁ [USNM, examined]. Th e holotype of margherita is a specimen of junctura Walker, [1858] with a thin black median hindwing band that is prominently curved basally. The name margherita has no definable geographic basis, as similar specimens occur in differing frequencies within populations of C. junctura throughout the western USA. Type Locality: Mendocino Co[unty], California, [USA].