Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Catocala residua Grote, 1874
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Catabapta obscura var.
residua (3) Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from
Latin meaning "remaining, surviving, surplus."
Range
Southeastern Canada south to Georgia, west to Arkansas and Indiana.
(4) Moth Photographers Group records shows a more westerly distribution, including Missouri and Wisconsin
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Grote specimens: New York (in collection of Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences); Canada (J.
Pettit).
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Lectotype female: West Farms, New York City (J.
Angus).
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Larval hosts include:
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pignut hickory (Carya glabra)
pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa)
shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
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.
11;
Pl.2, f.18;
Pl.13, f.2 (larva).
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Grote, A.R., 1874. Description and notes on the Noctuidae.
Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 16:
242.
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