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Macrochilo orciferalis, the chocolate fan-foot or bronzy macrochilo, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in North America from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas.

Macrochilo orciferalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Macrochilo
Species:	M. orciferalis
Binomial name
Macrochilo orciferalis (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Hormisa orciferalis Walker, 1859 Macrochilo harti French, 1894 Hormisa orciferalis pupillaris Grote, 1873

The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There are at least two generations per year in the northeast.

Larvae have been reared on blueberry and dead grass.

References

• "930511.00 – 8360 – Macrochilo orciferalis – Bronzy Macrochilo Moth – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (August 17, 2017). "Species Macrochilo orciferalis - Bronzy Macrochilo - Hodges#8360". BugGuide. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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