Dotted Fan-foot (Macrochilo cribrumalis, (Hübner, 1793))

General Information
This moth has a diagnostic white-fawn colouration and two rows of black dots.

Pupates in leaf litter.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.
Flies during the day

Forewing length: 13-14mm.
Foodplant(s): Wood-sedge (Carex sylvatica), Hairy Wood-rush (Luzula pilosa), Field Wood-rush (Luzula campestris)
Flying: One generation, mid June-August
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Sedge-beds, fens, coastal marshes, heathland and woodland.

Regional Information

Recorded in 18 (6.7%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in July 2024

Recorded date range (Adult): 06 June to 31 December

2493 (ABH72.052) Dotted Fan-foot Macrochilo cribrumalis, (Hübner, 1793)

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