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

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Salicaceae Ulmaceae.  Host genera: Alnus Betula Populus Ulmus.  Host extended: Quercus(?) .  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: bilineata (Packard, 1864) (Edapteryx) REV. COMB. - MONA 1983: 6252 hudsoni (Barnes & Benjamin, 1922) (Drepana) levis (Hudson, 1893) (Prionia) rampartensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1922) (Drepana) N. SYN. 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 (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. Pohl, G.R. & 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). (PDF (no fee) or order book) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.2f; p. 202. Book Review and ordering 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 BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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