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Macrochilo bivittata Macrochilo bivittata, the two-striped snout-moth, is a small moth in the Family Erebidae, Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths). Its larval food is not known but might include grasses that grow in wetlands. This moth is uncommon across its range which includes the eastern US and Canada around the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River and west in Canada to Alberta. Erebidae,Geotagged,Herminiinae,Macrochilo bivittata,Summer,Two-striped Owlet Moth,United States,moth,rare moth,summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Macrochilo bivittata

Macrochilo bivittata, the two-striped snout-moth, is a small moth in the Family Erebidae, Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths). Its larval food is not known but might include grasses that grow in wetlands. This moth is uncommon across its range which includes the eastern US and Canada around the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River and west in Canada to Alberta.

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The two-striped snout-moth (Macrochilo bivittata) is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Atlantic coast west across the parklands and southern boreal forest to central Alberta, south to Massachusetts and Ohio.

The wingspan is 27–28 mm.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded Feb 23, 2019. Captured Jul 14, 2018 23:10 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/3.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO800
  • 21mm