Macrochilo hypocritalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
| Genus: | Macrochilo |
| Species: | M. hypocritalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982
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Macrochilo hypocritalis, the twin-dotted macrochilo, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1][2] The species was first described by Douglas C. Ferguson in 1982.[3] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from the eastern United States. The habitat consists of open, herb-dominated wetlands.
The wingspan is about 18 mm.[1]
The MONA or Hodges number for Macrochilo hypocritalis is 8357.1.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Macrochilo hypocritalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Macrochilo hypocritalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Macrochilo hypocritalis Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Macrochilo hypocritalis, Twin-dotted Macrochilo - Hodges 8357.1". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macrochilo hypocritalis.
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Macrochilo hypocritalis
- Citizen science observations for Macrochilo hypocritalis at iNaturalist
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