''Macrochilo'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
litter moths of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. 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
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Macrochilo absorptalis
''Macrochilo absorptalis'', the slant-lined owlet moth or slant-lined fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Texas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just spa ...
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Walker, 1859 – slant-lined owlet moth
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Macrochilo andaca''
(H. Druce, 1891)
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Macrochilo bivittata
''Macrochilo bivittata'', the two-striped snout-moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877. It is found from the Atlantic coast west across the parklands ...
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Grote, 1877 – two-striped owlet moth
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Macrochilo cribrumalis''
Hübner, 1793 – dotted fan-foot
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Macrochilo hypocritalis
''Macrochilo hypocritalis'', the twin-dotted macrochilo, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Douglas C. Ferguson in 1982. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United ...
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Ferguson, 1982 – twin-dotted macrochilo moth
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Macrochilo iteinalis''
(Viette, 1956)
* ''
Macrochilo larymna''
(H. Druce, 1891)
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Macrochilo litophora''
Grote, 1873 – brown-lined owlet moth
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Macrochilo louisiana
''Macrochilo louisiana'', the Louisiana macrochilo or Louisiana snout-moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1922. It is found in North Americ ...
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Forbes, 1922 – Louisiana macrochilo moth
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Macrochilo orciferalis''
Walker, 1859 – bronzy macrochilo moth
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Macrochilo santerivalis
''Macrochilo santerivalis'', known generally as the floating water plantain moth or macrochilo moth, is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the ...
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Ferguson, 1982
References
Herminiinae
Moth genera
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