''Macrochilo'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
litter moth
The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushroom ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. They are found in North America, Europe, and
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus ''Macrochilo'':
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* '' Macrochilo absorptalis'' Walker, 1859 (slant-lined owlet) (North America)
* '' Macrochilo bivittata'' Grote, 1877 (two-striped cord grass moth) (North America)
* '' Macrochilo cribrumalis'' (Hübner, 1793) (dotted fan-foot) (Europe)
* '' Macrochilo fulicalis'' Smith, 1907
* '' Macrochilo hypocritalis'' Ferguson, 1982 (twin-dotted owlet) (North America)
* '' Macrochilo iteinalis'' Viette, 1956 (Madagascar)
* '' Macrochilo litophora'' Grote, 1873 (brown-lined owlet) (North America)
* '' Macrochilo louisiana'' Forbes, 1922 (louisiana macrochilo) (North America)
* '' Macrochilo morbidalis'' Guenée, 1854 (North America)
* '' Macrochilo orciferalis'' Walker, 1859 (bronzy owlet) (North America)
* '' Macrochilo oxymoralis'' Viette, 1956 (Madagascar)
* '' Macrochilo petrealis'' Grote, 1880
* '' Macrochilo santerivalis'' Ferguson, 1982 (North America)
]
References
External links
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Herminiinae
Moth genera
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