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.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland to New Jersey, west to Oregon and north to British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodlands.

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. The forewings are light brown to orangish-yellow. The ante- and postmedial lines are brown, straight and parallel and the reniform spot has the form of a black dot. The hindwings are white or pale yellow with a small indistinct discal spot and a thin brown terminal line. Adults are on wing from April to September in two generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Alnus and Betula species.[4] The larva have a purplish or reddish-brown body, mottled with yellow. Pupation takes place in a cocoon made within a folded leaf.

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


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