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Family	Noctuidae
Sub Family	Chloephorinae
Description	a sub-family of the Noctuidae
Background to Family	The members of this small sub-family feed on the foliage of broadleaved trees. They are particularly associated with oaks (Quercus), but also occur on birches (Betula) and other species. The oak nycteoline, Nycteola revayana, overwinters as an adult.

No. taxa in DBIF	_
No. interactions	_
% interactions with British data	_
No. records	_
% taxa with British data	_
Notes	Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. New material added from Waring, Townsend & Lewington, 2003. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, UK.; ;
Notes on Sources
Most recent source	see family entry

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.


Source	Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:319
Source	Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :106
Source	Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:316
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 379
Source	Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:321
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 380
Source	Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:77
Source	Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:318

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