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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Ctenuchidae Sub Family   Description   a family of macro-moths Background to Family   Several neotropical species recorded as imports with produce, plus two possible rare immigrants / introductions from continental Europe. One of these, the nine-spotted (Amata phegea), feeds on a range of herbaceous dicot plants.     No. taxa in DBIF   1 No. interactions   % interactions with British data   No. records   1 % 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   2003 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   Barnett, R.J.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 0098 0240-024:0240