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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae) » Macrochilo » Slant-lined Owlet - Hodges#8357 (Macrochilo absorptalis)

Species Macrochilo absorptalis - Slant-lined Owlet - Hodges#8357

Classification · Hodges Number · Range · Season · Remarks · See Also · Internet References
Slant-lined Owlet - Macrochilo absorptalis 8357 - Slant-lined Owlet Moth - Macrochilo absorptalis Slant-Lined Owlet - Macrochilo absorptalis Slant-lined Owlet Hodges#8357 - Macrochilo absorptalis Slant-lined Owlet - Macrochilo absorptalis - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Macrochilo
Species absorptalis (Slant-lined Owlet - Hodges#8357)
Hodges Number
8357
Range
eastern two-thirds of US and adjacent parts of Canada (Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan)
Season
May to September
Remarks
Common. In eastern US, may be confused with Macrochilo hypocritalis (which doesn't occur in Canada)
See Also
Macrochilo hypocritalis (1, 2)
Internet References
pinned adult image (CBIF)
live adult image (Dave Czaplak, odolep.com)
Ohio State University
Larry Line's Moths of Maryland
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 26 January, 2005 - 5:45pm
Additional contributions by Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 18 November, 2007 - 1:27pm

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