Macrochilo absorptalis
Species of moth
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Macrochilo absorptalis, the slant-lined owlet moth or slant-lined fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Texas.
| Macrochilo absorptalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Macrochilo |
| Species: | M. absorptalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrochilo absorptalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There is one generation per year in the north. There are two or more generations southward.