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Macrochilo absorptalis

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Macrochilo absorptalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Macrochilo
Species:
M. absorptalis
Binomial name
Macrochilo absorptalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Hormisa absorptalis Walker, 1859
  • Macrochilo nubilifascia Grote, 1873

The Slant-lined Owlet Moth or Slant-lined Fan-foot (Macrochilo absorptalis) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Texas.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There is one generation per year in the north. There are two or more generations southward.

Larvae have been reared on yellowed and withered sedge leaves.