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Macrochilo
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Macrochilo

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.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Bronzy Owlet

speciesMacrochilo orciferalis

Brown-lined Owlet

speciesMacrochilo litophora

Slant-lined Owlet

speciesMacrochilo absorptalis

Louisiana Owlet

speciesMacrochilo louisiana

Twin-dotted Owlet

speciesMacrochilo hypocritalis

Dotted Fan-foot

speciesMacrochilo cribrumalis

Two-striped Owlet

speciesMacrochilo bivittata

Macrochilo andaca

speciesMacrochilo andaca

Macrochilo santerivalis

speciesMacrochilo santerivalis

Macrochilo larymna

speciesMacrochilo larymna

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 177216.