Brown-lined Owlet Moth
Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873
Brown-lined Owlet Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7333
Synonyms
Brown-lined Owlet  Hodges #8358 
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Macrochilo litophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Macrochilo
Species:
M. litophora
Binomial name
Macrochilo litophora
Grote, 1873
Synonyms
  • Hormisa litophora (Grote, 1873)

Macrochilo litophora, the angulate fan-foot or brown-lined owlet moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the United States from Wisconsin, east to Massachusetts, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year in the north. There are two generations in southern Ohio and Missouri.

The larvae feed on dead grasses, clover and probably other organic matter.

References

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  • "930510.00 – 8358 – Macrochilo litophora – Brown-lined Owlet Moth – (Grote, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  • McLeod, Robin (January 9, 2015). "Species Macrochilo litophora - Brown-lined Owlet - Hodges#8358". BugGuide. Retrieved January 28, 2020.


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