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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Satyridae Sub Family   Description   the 'browns' Background to Family   Sixteen species that are as homogeneous in their foodplant choices as they are in their colouration: all feed on monocotyledons, with most members consuming a range of either fine or coarse grasses (Poacaeae). The only exception is the large heath, Coenonympha tullia, which mainly feeds on cottongrasses (Eriophorum, Cyperaceae). Caterpillars typically feed in exposed positions on grass stems at night, or in more concealed locations during the day.     No. taxa in DBIF   37 No. interactions   240 % interactions with British data   91% No. records   375 % taxa with British data   92% 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.; Note: in some classifications, the Satyridae is included as a sub-family (Satyrinae) in the Nymphalidae; the ‘browns’ tend to be treated as a family in Great Britain.; 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   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :47 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:10 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:148 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :52 Source   Dennis, R.L.H. (1977) The British Butterflies their Origin and Establishment 1-318:302 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :53 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:144 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :46 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:139 Source   Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 18 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:137 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:130 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:149 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:92 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:143 Source   Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 19 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:146 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :56 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:140 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:124 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :49 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:99 Source   Dixon, J.M.(1980) J. Ecol., Biological Flora of the British Isles 70:151 667-684:681 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:104 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :55 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:150 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:138 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :11 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:151 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:142 Source   Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 20 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:152 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:154 Source   Bristow, C.R.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 98 96-97:96 Source   Stallwood, B.R.(1981) Entomologia exp. appl. 40 161-164:163 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :50 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :51 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:9 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :12 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :48 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:135 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:147 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:128 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :54 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:90 Source   Dennis, R.L.H. (1977) The British Butterflies their Origin and Establishment 1-318:303 Source   Melling, T.M.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 231-232:231 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:134 Source   Asher, J. (2001). The Millenium Atlas of Butterflies of Britain and Ireland. Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:91 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:96 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:93 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:126 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:118 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:122