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Acanthopteroctetidae 09a0002 – 0016   Acanthopteroctetes bimaculata Davis, 1969

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Synonymy: bimaculata Davis, 1969 (Acanthopteroctetes) - MONA 1983: 16; Holotype: Spring Creek, Baker Co., OR. Distribution: "Blue Mountains-Wallowa Mountains section of the Columbia Plateau in northeastern Oregon south to the southern Sierra Nevada of east-central California" (Davis 1969). Host Plants: Host familiy: Grossulariaceae.  Host genera: Ribes.  Notes: miner (Eiseman 2020); .  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Similar  : Species Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Davis, D., 1969. A review of the genus Acanthopteroctetes with description of a new species (Eriocraniidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 23(3) 137-147. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist

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