Biology:Macrochilo louisiana

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Short description: Species of moth

Macrochilo louisiana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Macrochilo
Species:
M. louisiana
Binomial name
Macrochilo louisiana
(Forbes, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Hormisa louisiana (Forbes, 1922)
  • Xylormisa louisiana Forbes, 1922

Macrochilo louisiana, the Louisiana macrochilo or Louisiana snout-moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1922. It is found in North America from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas , north to Alberta.

The wingspan is 20–27 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in the north and from February in the south.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q59330984 entry