Macrochilo hypocritalis explained

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.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.^[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Macrochilo hypocritalis is 8357.1.^{[4] [5]}

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Macrochilo hypocritalis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Macrochilo hypocritalis Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-20.
2. Web site: Macrochilo hypocritalis Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 2018-01-20.
3. Web site: Macrochilo hypocritalis Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-01-20.
4. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
5. Web site: Macrochilo hypocritalis, Twin-dotted Macrochilo - Hodges 8357.1. North American Moth Photographers Group. 2018-01-20.