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Macrochilo
Genus of moths
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.
01Species
These 13 species belong to the genus Macrochilo:
- 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)
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