Macrochilo litophora
| Macrochilo litophora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Macrochilo |
| Species: | M. litophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873 | |
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The Angulate Fan-foot (Macrochilo litophora) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Wisconsin, east to Massachusetts, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is one generation per year in the north. There are two generations in southern Ohio and Missouri.
The larvae feed on dead grasses, clover and probably other organic matter.
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