Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852
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Catocala cerogama var.
bunkeri Grote, 1876
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Catocala cerogama var.
aurella Fischer, 1885 (
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Catocala cerogama var.
eliza Fischer, 1885 (
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Catocala cerogama form
ruperti Franclemont, 1938
(8) Explanation of Names
The meaning of cerogama is unclear. The second element of the compound word is certainly from Greek γάμος/gamos meaning "to marry." Cero or ceros is problematic, however. It could be from Greek ξερός/xeros (dry) or Latin cēra (wax), or more likely, something else entirely. Other Catocala from Guenée in this theme include neogama (newlywed), palaeogama (old wife) and polygama (polygamist/multiple wives).
Variety
bunkeri Grote, 1876 named for Robert
Bunker (died 1892).
Form
ruperti Franclemont, 1938 named for Laurence Remington
Rupert (1902-1978).
Range
Lectotype female: vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland.
(6)Food
Larvae recorded on American basswood and red maple.
(10)Print References
Barnes, Wm. & J.H. McDunnough, 1918. Illustrations of the North American species of the genus Catocala.
Memoirs of the AMNH 2(1): p.
19;
Pl.6, f.1.
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Guenée A. & J.B. Boisduval, 1852. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des lépidoptères. Vol. 7. Noctuélites, tome 3.
Roret, Paris, 96.
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