Macrochilo bivittata explained

Macrochilo bivittata, the two-striped snout-moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877. It is found from the Atlantic coast west across the parklands and southern boreal forest of North America to central Alberta, south to Massachusetts and Ohio.

The wingspan is 27–28 mm. Adults are on wing in July in Alberta.

References

• Web site: 930506.00 – 8359 – Macrochilo bivittata – Two-striped Owlet Moth – (Grote, 1877) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . January 28, 2020.
• Web site: McLeod . Robin . September 15, 2018 . Species Macrochilo bivittata - Two-striped Owlet Moth - Hodges#8359 . BugGuide . January 28, 2020.
• Web site: Anweiler, G. G. . Robinson, E. . amp . Species Details Macrochilo bivittata . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 12, 2020.