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		© Roger Key
Family	Lymantriidae
Sub Family
Description	tussock moths
Background to Family	Named after the caterpillars' compact 'hair-pencils', tussocks are frequently polyphagous on broadleaved shrubs and trees, although they may show host preferences. More rarely, species are confined to certain hosts, and the choice may depend on the habitat occupied. One of the Holarctic's pernicious forest pests, the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), has bred in south-east England. The brown-tail, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, has irritant hairs that harm human health.
		© Roger Key
No. taxa in DBIF	12
No. interactions	253
% interactions with British data	88%
No. records	379
% taxa with British data	100%	© Ian Kimber
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	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:77
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 210
Source	Alford, D.V. & Moreton, B.D.(1978) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. MGD:51 1-9:6
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:69
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 211
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 209
Source	Alford, D.V. & Moreton, B.D.(1978) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. MGD:51 1-9:4
Source	Eds. Kelleher, J.S. & Hulme, M.A. (1984) Biological Control Programmes against Insects and Weeds in Canada 1969-1980 1-410:299
Source	Alford, D.V.(1981) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. 40 1-10:6
Source	Warrington, S. & Whittaker, J.B.(1985) J. appl. Ecol. 22:3 775-785:785
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:70
Source	K.S.(1980) Entomologist's Gaz. 31 60-62:61
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:74
Source	Hyde, G.E.(1980) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 92 224-225:224
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:68
Source	Kniest, F.M. & Hoffman, J.R.(1984) Great Lakes entomol. 17:2 111-112:111
Source	Welch, R.C. in eds. Last, F.T. & Gardiner, A.S. (1981) Forest and Woodland Ecology 110-115:113
Source	Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:27
Source	West, B.K.(1983) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 95 122-122:122
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 207
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 208
Source	Alford, D.V.(1981) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. 40 1-10:4
Source	Owen, D.F. & Whiteway, W.R.(1980) Biol. Conserv. 17 149-155:152
Source	Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :60
Source	Lechowicz, M.J. & Jobin, L.(1983) Ecol. Entomol. 8 171-183:178
Source	Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:28
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:72
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:71
Source	Viart, M. (ed.) (1979) Poplars and Willows in Wood Production and Land Use. FAO Forestry Series 10 1-328:230
Source	Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :61
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:73
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:76
Source	Anon(1980) Proc. and Trans. Br. entomol. and natur. Hist. Soc. 13 55-55:55
Source	Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (eds) (1979) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 9 1-288:75
Source	Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :59

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