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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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Macrochilo
Macrochilo cribrumalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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

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 1825.1234

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Macrochilo:56

References

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. S2CID 84249695.
  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.
  5. "Catalogue of Life, Macrochilo Hübner". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  6. "GBIF, Macrochilo". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
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