Erebidae

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

Notable B

Similar species: This moth is unlikely to be mistaken for any other British or Irish species.

Forewing: 13 to 14mm

Habitats: Reed-beds, areas of sedge, fens, bogs, open carr, marshland and the margins of ditches.

Habits: The moth is occasionally disturbed in the day. It flies from dusk and can be found at rest on vegetation after dark. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on Hairy Wood-rush, Field Wood-rush and Wood Sedge, feeding inside the stems, although it also eats the leaves. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.