Macrochilo cribrumalis

Macrochilo cribrumalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Macrochilo
Species: M. cribrumalis
Binomial name
Macrochilo cribrumalis
Hübner, 1793


Macrochilo cribrumalis, the dotted fan-foot, is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae 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 .

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.
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