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Macrochilo cribrumalis (dotted fan-foot)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Dotted Fan-foot (Macrochilo cribrumalis) is a species of litter moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Europe. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Carex sylvatica (European woodland sedge)[1]
Luzula campestris (field woodrush)[1]
Luzula pilosa (Hairy Wood-rush)[1]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0