Macrochilo louisiana

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

The Louisiana Macrochilo or Louisiana Snout-moth (Macrochilo louisiana) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found 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.


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