Macrochilo hypocritalis
Species of moth
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Herminiinae |
| Genus: | Macrochilo |
| Species: | M. hypocritalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982 | |
The wingspan is about 18 mm.[1]
The MONA or Hodges number for Macrochilo hypocritalis is 8357.1.[4][5]
