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Family	Thyatiridae
Sub Family
Description	a family of 'macro-moths'
Background to Family	Nine resident species develop as caterpillars, either exposed on brambles or concealed within the spun leaves of broadleaved trees. Poplars, birches or oaks are typically used by individual species. There is one generation a year.

No. taxa in DBIF	9
No. interactions	41
% interactions with British data	100%
No. records	76
% 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	Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 25
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 45
Source	Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:26
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 44
Source	Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :17
Source	Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :16
Source	Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:27
Source	Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 24
Source	Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 43

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