''Macrochilo'' is a

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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

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. 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'': * '' Macrochilo absorptalis'' Walker, 1859 (slant-lined owlet) (North America) * ''

Macrochilo bivittata ''Macrochilo bivittata'', the two-striped snout-moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877. It is found from the Atlantic coast west across the parklands and southern boreal ...

'' Grote, 1877 (two-striped cord grass moth) (North America) * ''

Macrochilo cribrumalis ''Macrochilo cribrumalis'', the dotted fan-foot, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1793. It is found in Europe. The ground colour is whitish fawn and the forewing ...

'' (Hübner, 1793) (dotted fan-foot) (Europe) * ''

Macrochilo fulicalis ''Macrochilo'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. They are found in North America, Europe, and Madagascar. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species These 13 species belong to the genus ''Macrochilo'': * '' Macrochi ...

'' Smith, 1907 * ''

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 Unit ...

'' Ferguson, 1982 (twin-dotted owlet) (North America) * ''

Macrochilo iteinalis ''Macrochilo'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. They are found in North America, Europe, and Madagascar. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species These 13 species belong to the genus ''Macrochilo'': * '' Macrochi ...

'' Viette, 1956 (Madagascar) * ''

Macrochilo litophora ''Macrochilo litophora'', the angulate fan-foot or brown-lined owlet moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the United States from Wisconsin, east to Mas ...

'' Grote, 1873 (brown-lined owlet) (North America) * ''

Macrochilo louisiana ''Macrochilo louisiana'', the Louisiana macrochilo or Louisiana snout-moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1922. It is found in North America from Quebec and Ma ...

'' Forbes, 1922 (louisiana macrochilo) (North America) * ''

Macrochilo morbidalis ''Chytolita'' is a monotypic litter moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. Its only species, ''Chytolita morbidalis'', the morbid owlet moth or morbid owlet, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. ...

'' Guenée, 1854 (North America) * ''

Macrochilo orciferalis ''Macrochilo orciferalis'', the chocolate fan-foot or bronzy macrochilo, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Flo ...

'' Walker, 1859 (bronzy owlet) (North America) * ''

Macrochilo oxymoralis ''Macrochilo'' is a genus of Herminiinae, litter moths of the family Erebidae. They are found in North America, Europe, and Madagascar. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species These 13 species belong to the genus ''Macrochilo'': ...

'' Viette, 1956 (Madagascar) * ''

Macrochilo petrealis ''Chytolita'' is a monotypic litter moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. Its only species, ''Chytolita morbidalis'', the morbid owlet moth or morbid owlet, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. ...

'' Grote, 1880 * ''

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 (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The f ...

'' Ferguson, 1982 (North America)

References

External links

* * Herminiinae Moth genera {{Herminiinae-stub