Macrochilo

Macrochilo is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.[1][2][3][4]

Macrochilo
Macrochilo cribrumalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Herminiinae
Genus:	Macrochilo Hübner, [1825]
Synonyms
Hormisa Walker, [1859] Litognatha Grote, 1873 Sisyrhypena Grote, 1873 Pallachira Grote, 1877 Xylormisa Forbes, 1922

Species

• Macrochilo absorptalis Walker, 1859 – slant-lined owlet moth
• Macrochilo andaca (H. Druce, 1891)
• Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877 – two-striped owlet moth
• Macrochilo cribrumalis Hübner, 1793 – dotted fan-foot
• Macrochilo hypocritalis 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

1. Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (March 19, 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
2. Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
3. Savela, Markku, ed. (July 3, 2019). "Macrochilo Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Macrochilo Hübner, 1825". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 28, 2020.