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72.052 BF2493  – Dotted Fan-foot  – Macrochilo cribrumalis  – (Hübner, 1793)
Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs may be required – Can be confused with other species      
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Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Erebidae  >> Herminiinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The ground colour is a clean whitish-fawn or cream, which makes it the palest fan-foot moth. Diagnostic feature is two curved cross-lines formed by rows of fine black dots across the forewings, accompanied by a single prominent central dot.
Distribution:  (First record: 23 June 2026 at Kings Newton )  –  (Last record: 23 June 2026 at Kings Newton )  –  A first record for VC57 Derbyshire – one adult attracted to MV light at Kings Newton 23/6/2026.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July /  August –  One generation Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 24 June 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 27-30mm
Food Plant: Wood-sedge, Hairy Wood-rush and Field Wood-rush
Last Recorded Year: 2026
First Recorded Year: 2026
Last Recorded By – Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area – Kings Newton

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Temporal Distribution Chart
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.

Distribution Map for Macrochilo cribrumalis

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Macrochilo cribrumalis

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Macrochilo cribrumalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Macrochilo cribrumalis
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

First/Last Recorded Dates: Macrochilo cribrumalis
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Recordings By Year: Macrochilo cribrumalis
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Macrochilo cribrumalis
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Macrochilo cribrumalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Macrochilo cribrumalis – 0 records available

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