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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.

Macrochilo louisiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Macrochilo
Species:	M. louisiana
Binomial name
Macrochilo louisiana (Forbes, 1922)
Synonyms
Hormisa louisiana (Forbes, 1922) Xylormisa louisiana Forbes, 1922

The wingspan is 20–27 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in the north and from February in the south.

References

• "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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