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Falcaria bilineata

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Species of hook-tip moth

Falcaria bilineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Falcaria
Species: F. bilineata
Binomial name
Falcaria bilineata
(Packard, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Edapteryx bilineata Packard, 1864
  • Drepana bilineata
  • Prionia levis Hudson, 1893
  • Drepana bilineata rampartensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
  • Drepana hudsoni Barnes & Benjamin, 1922

Falcaria bilineata, the two-lined hooktip moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland to New Jersey, west to Oregon and north to British Columbia. The habitat consists of deciduous woodlands.

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Alnus and Betula species.

Subspecies

  • Falcaria bilineata bilineata
  • Falcaria bilineata rampartensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1922)

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Falcaria bilineata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
  4. Pacific Northwest Moths
Taxon identifiers
Falcaria bilineata


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