Macrochilo
Encyclopedia
Macrochilo is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Macrochilo absorptalisMacrochilo absorptalisThe Slant-lined Fan-foot is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Texas....
Walker, 1859 - Macrochilo bivittataMacrochilo bivittataThe Two-striped Snout-moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Atlantic coast west across the parklands and southern boreal forest to central Alberta, south to Massachusetts and Ohio....
Grote, 1877 - Macrochilo cribrumalisMacrochilo cribrumalisThe Dotted Fan-foot is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 27–30 mm. The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm...
- Dotted Fan-FootMacrochilo cribrumalisThe Dotted Fan-foot is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 27–30 mm. The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm...
Hübner, 1793 - Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982
- Macrochilo litophoraMacrochilo litophoraThe Angulate Fan-foot is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin, east to Massachusetts, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas....
Grote, 1873 - Macrochilo louisianaMacrochilo louisianaThe Louisiana Macrochilo or Louisiana Snout-moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to Alberta....
Forbes, 1922 - Macrochilo morbidalis Guenée, 1854
- Macrochilo orciferalisMacrochilo orciferalisThe Chocolate Fan-foot is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas....
Walker, 1859 - Macrochilo petrealis Grote, 1880
- Macrochilo santerivalis Ferguson, 1982