Slant-lined Owlet

Macrochilo absorptalis

''Macrochilo absorptalis'', the slant-lined owlet moth or slant-lined fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Texas.
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Appearance

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.
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Food

Larvae have been reared on yellowed and withered sedge leaves.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusMacrochilo
SpeciesM. absorptalis
Photographed in
United States of America