Macrochilo cribrumalis

Macrochilo cribrumalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Macrochilo
Species:	M. cribrumalis
Binomial name
Macrochilo cribrumalis Hübner, 1793

The Dotted Fan-foot (Macrochilo cribrumalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 27–30 mm. The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm. The moth flies in one generation from late May to August ^[1].

The larvae feed on various species of Cyperaceae such as Carex sylvatica but also grasses and luzula campestris.

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

• Vlindernet (Dutch)
• waarneming.nl (Dutch).
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Dotted Fan-foot at UKmoths

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