Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)

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Higher taxa:	Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Platyptiliini (tribe)/  Bipunctiphorus (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Fletcher T. B., 1910)
Citation:	Platyptilia dimorpha, sp. n.
Original genus:	Platyptilia
Publication:	Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905).
Journal:	Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
Volume:	(2 Zool.) 13
Issue:	1
Pagination:	401–403, fig. 4
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399352

Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK	Seychelles	Seychelles, Mahé, Morne Blanc, 800–1000 ft.
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Allotype	♀	NHMUK	Allotype ♀, NHMUK	Seychelles	Seychelles, Mahé, Morne Blanc, 800–1000 ft.
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 13♂, 8♀, NHMUK.	Seychelles	Seychelles, Mahé, Morne Blanc, 800–1000 ft.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Cameroon		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Fokam E. B. & Tropek R. 2025b. Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. page 158
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Kenya		Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 32 (as etiennei)
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Madagascar		Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 57 (as etiennei)
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Malawi		Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). page 46
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Réunion		Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 57 (as etiennei)
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Sao Tome & Principe	Príncipe	page E. Klimsa
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Seychelles	Mahé	Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 402
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Seychelles	Silhouette	Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 402
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Sierra Leone		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Sinyaev V. & Streltzov A. N. 2020d. Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). page 27
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Meyrick E. 1912d. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 54 (as patriarcha)
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Tanzania		Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 32 (as etiennei)
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Uganda		page NHMO
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher T. B., 1910)	Zimbabwe		Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 155

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Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (1)

Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (2)

Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (3)

Bipunctiphorus etiennei (1)

Bipunctiphorus etiennei (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Bipunctiphorus etiennei Gibeaux, 1994	Gibeaux, 1994	species	Synonym	Bipunctiphorus etiennei
Bipunctiphorus patriarcha (Meyrick, 1912)	(Meyrick, 1912)	species	Synonym	Platyptilia patriarcha