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Drepanidae
850020 – 6252   Falcaria bilineata (Packard, 1864)
             Two-Lined Hooktip Moth

© Nolie Schneider
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Edapteryx bilineata Packard, 1864
Drepana hudsoni Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
Prionia levis Hudson, 1893
Drepana rampartensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
Taxonomic Notes: Falcaria bilineata (Packard, 1864), rev. comb., was formerly included in the genus Drepana and includes rampartensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1922), formerly a subspecies of bilineata, as a new synonym of same (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.2f; p. 202. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Falcaria bilineata
© John Davis - m.
Falcaria bilineata
© Janice Stiefel
Falcaria bilineata
© Anthony W. Thomas - f.
Falcaria bilineata
© Jason Dombroskie
Falcaria bilineata
© David Reed
Falcaria bilineata
30mm – © Jim Vargo
Falcaria bilineata
30mm – © Jim Vargo
Falcaria bilineata
© Werner Eigelsreiter LG

Falcaria bilineata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Falcaria bilineata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Falcaria bilineata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Falcaria bilineata
© Werner Eigelsreiter LG

Falcaria bilineata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Falcaria bilineata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Falcaria bilineata
© Jason Dombroskie

Falcaria bilineata
© Jason Dombroskie


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