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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Hesperiidae Sub Family   Description   the 'skippers' Background to Family   The majority of these small, stocky butterflies specialise on a single, or a few, grass species (Poaceae); others are found on a limited range of trefoils and vetches (Fabaceae) or of Rosaceae. The caterpillars frequently create a retreat on the foodplant, from which they emerge to feed, by binding together the foliage or leaf blades with silk. Grass-feeders may bite distinctive notches in the leaf blade below their retreat.     No. taxa in DBIF   15 No. interactions   128 % interactions with British data   82% No. records   281 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, errors in original sources, and misspellings. Most recent update from Asher et al (2001). The Millenium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland, OUP.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   2001 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   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:14 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :5 Source   Thomas, J.A. et al(1986) J. appl. Ecol. 23 365-380:368 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:64 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:24 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:32 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :7 Source   Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 7 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:34 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:55 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :5 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:20 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:23 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:92 Source   Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 8 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :6 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:94 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:19 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :4 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:54 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:99 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:67 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:61 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :3 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:31 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:30 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:29 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:20 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:26 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:25 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:51 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :2 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:70 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:90 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :9 Source   Dennis, R.L.H. (1977) The British Butterflies their Origin and Establishment 1-318:304 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :8 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:16 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:33 Source   Asher et al (2001). The Millenium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland, Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:27 Source   Thomas J.A.(1983) Ecol. Entomol. 8:4 427-435:430 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:56 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:96 Source   Lear, N.W.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 98 82-82:82 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:18 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:59