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.
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus Macrochilo:
- Macrochilo absorptalis <small>Walker, 1859</small> (slant-lined owlet) (North America)
- Macrochilo bivittata <small>Grote, 1877</small> (two-striped cord grass moth) (North America)
- Macrochilo cribrumalis <small>(Hübner, 1793)</small> (dotted fan-foot) (Europe)
- Macrochilo fulicalis <small>Smith, 1907</small>
- Macrochilo hypocritalis <small>Ferguson, 1982</small> (twin-dotted owlet) (North America)
- Macrochilo iteinalis <small>Viette, 1956</small> (Madagascar)
- Macrochilo litophora <small>Grote, 1873</small> (brown-lined owlet) (North America)
- Macrochilo louisiana <small>Forbes, 1922</small> (louisiana macrochilo) (North America)
- Macrochilo morbidalis <small>Guenée, 1854</small> (North America)
- Macrochilo orciferalis <small>Walker, 1859</small> (bronzy owlet) (North America)
- Macrochilo oxymoralis <small>Viette, 1956</small> (Madagascar)
- Macrochilo petrealis <small>Grote, 1880</small>
- Macrochilo santerivalis <small>Ferguson, 1982</small> (North America)
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