# Macrochilo

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***Macrochilo*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [litter moths](/source/Herminiinae) of the family [Erebidae](/source/Erebidae). They are found in North America, Europe, and [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar). The genus was erected by [Jacob Hübner](/source/Jacob_H%C3%BCbner) in 1825.[1][2][3][4]

## Species

These 13 species belong to the genus *Macrochilo*:[5][6]

- *[Macrochilo absorptalis](/source/Macrochilo_absorptalis)* Walker, 1859 (slant-lined owlet) (North America)
- *[Macrochilo bivittata](/source/Macrochilo_bivittata)* Grote, 1877 (two-striped cord grass moth) (North America)
- *[Macrochilo cribrumalis](/source/Macrochilo_cribrumalis)* (Hübner, 1793) (dotted fan-foot) (Europe)
- *[Macrochilo fulicalis](/source/Macrochilo_fulicalis)* Smith, 1907
- *[Macrochilo hypocritalis](/source/Macrochilo_hypocritalis)* Ferguson, 1982 (twin-dotted owlet) (North America)
- *[Macrochilo iteinalis](/source/Macrochilo_iteinalis)* Viette, 1956 (Madagascar)
- *[Macrochilo litophora](/source/Macrochilo_litophora)* Grote, 1873 (brown-lined owlet) (North America)
- *[Macrochilo louisiana](/source/Macrochilo_louisiana)* Forbes, 1922 (louisiana macrochilo) (North America)
- *[Macrochilo morbidalis](/source/Macrochilo_morbidalis)* Guenée, 1854 (North America)
- *[Macrochilo orciferalis](/source/Macrochilo_orciferalis)* Walker, 1859 (bronzy owlet) (North America)
- *[Macrochilo oxymoralis](/source/Macrochilo_oxymoralis)* Viette, 1956 (Madagascar)
- *[Macrochilo petrealis](/source/Macrochilo_petrealis)* Grote, 1880
- *[Macrochilo santerivalis](/source/Macrochilo_santerivalis)* Ferguson, 1982 (North America)

## References

1. Lafontaine, Donald & Schmidt, Christian (March 19, 2010). ["Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico"](https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2182). *ZooKeys*. '***(40): 26. [doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414](https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.40.414)***

1. 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](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x). [S2CID 84249695](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:84249695)

1. Savela, Markku (ed.) (July 3, 2019). ["*Macrochilo* Hübner, \[1825\]"](https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/herminiinae/macrochilo/). *Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms*. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). ["*Macrochilo* Hübner, 1825"](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=16786.0). *Butterflies and Moths of the World*. [Natural History Museum, London](/source/Natural_History_Museum,_London). Retrieved January 28, 2020.

1. ["Catalogue of Life, *Macrochilo* Hübner"](https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/93NVJ). Retrieved 2024-08-24.

1. ["GBIF, *Macrochilo*"](https://www.gbif.org/species/3257798). Retrieved 2024-08-24.

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