''Macrurocampa gigantea'' is a species of moth in the family

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(the prominents). It was first described by

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and

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in and it is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Macrurocampa gigantea'' is 7972. This species was formerly a member of the genus '' Litodonta'', but was transferred to ''Macrurocampa'' as a result of research published in 2021.

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