Macrochilo louisiana, the Louisiana macrochilo or Louisiana snout-moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1922. It is found in North America from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to Alberta.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Macrochilo |
| Species: | M. louisiana
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| Macrochilo louisiana (Forbes, 1922)
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The wingspan is 20–27 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in the north and from February in the south.
References
edit- "930505.00 – 8361 – Macrochilo louisiana – Louisiana Macrochilo Moth – (Forbes, 1922)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (September 4, 2014). "Species Macrochilo louisiana - Louisiana Macrochilo - Hodges#8361". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Macrochilo louisiana". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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