''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 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 mushro ...
s 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
* ''
Macrochilo absorptalis''
Walker, 1859 – slant-lined owlet moth
* ''
Macrochilo andaca''
(H. Druce, 1891)
* ''
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 ...
''
Grote, 1877 – two-striped owlet moth
* ''
Macrochilo cribrumalis''
Hübner, 1793 – dotted fan-foot
* ''
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 ...
''
Ferguson, 1982 – twin-dotted macrochilo moth
* ''
Macrochilo iteinalis''
(Viette, 1956)
* ''
Macrochilo larymna''
(H. Druce, 1891)
* ''
Macrochilo litophora''
Grote, 1873 – brown-lined owlet moth
* ''
Macrochilo louisiana''
Forbes, 1922 – Louisiana macrochilo moth
* ''
Macrochilo orciferalis''
Walker, 1859 – bronzy macrochilo moth
* ''
Macrochilo santerivalis''
Ferguson, 1982
References
Herminiinae
Moth genera
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