''Macrochilo cribrumalis'', the dotted fan-foot, is a litter moth of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. The species was first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1793. It is found in Europe. The ground colour is whitish fawn and the forewing has two dotted crosslines. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

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 The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

'' such as ''

Carex sylvatica ''Carex sylvatica'' is a species of sedge found in deciduous woodlands across Europe. It typically reaches tall, and has an inflorescence made up of 3–5 pendent female spikes and a single male spike. It is also used as a garden plant, and has ...

'' but also grasses and ''

Luzula campestris ''Luzula campestris'', commonly known as field wood-rush, Good Friday grass or sweep's brush is a flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae. It is a very common plant throughout temperate Europe extending to the Caucasus. This species of ''Lu ...

''.

Notes

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and the

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. This may vary in other parts of the range.''

References

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"''Macrochilo cribrumalis'' (Hübner, 1793)"
''Fauna Europaea''. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
"08843 ''Macrochilo cribrumalis'' (Hübner, 1793) - Sumpfgras-Spannereule"
''Lepiforum e.V.'' Retrieved 28 January 2020.
"Stippelsnuituil ''Macrochilo cribrumalis''"
''De Vlinderstichting''. Herminiinae Moths of Europe Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Moths described in 1793 {{Herminiinae-stub