About Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877
Macrochilo bivittata, commonly called the two-striped snout-moth, is a litter moth in the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877. Its distribution spans North America, reaching from the Atlantic coast westward across parklands and the southern boreal forest to central Alberta, and extending south to the states of Massachusetts and Ohio. This moth has a wingspan of 27 to 28 millimeters. In the region of Alberta, adult individuals are active in flight during the month of July.