Macrochilo orciferalis

Macrochilo orciferalis, the chocolate fan-foot or bronzy macrochilo, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas.

Macrochilo orciferalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Macrochilo
Species:
M. orciferalis
Binomial name
Macrochilo orciferalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Hormisa orciferalis Walker, 1859
  • Macrochilo harti French, 1894
  • Hormisa orciferalis pupillaris Grote, 1873

The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There are at least two generations per year in the northeast.

Larvae have been reared on blueberry and dead grass.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Macrochilo orciferalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 28, 2020.