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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants 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