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Family
 
Limacodidae
Sub Family
 
Description
 
a family of 'macro-moths'
Background to Family
 
Only two, small species of these woodland moths occur in Britain. The slug-like larvae feed on the leaves of deciduous trees: the festoon, Apoda limacodes, on oak and beech; and the triangle, Heterogenea asella, on oak, beech, lime and horse chestnut.

 

 


No. taxa in DBIF
 
2
No. interactions
 
13
% interactions with British data
 
62%
No. records
 
23
% taxa with British data
 
100%
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
 
Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:126
Source
 
Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 28
Source
 
Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :3
Source
 
Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 27
Source
 
Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:125
Source
 
Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 4

 

 

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