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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Alucitidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   The sole resident species, the twenty-plume moth (Alucita hexadactyla), mines or bores the leaves and buds of honeysuckles, Lonicera spp. The adults overwinter and are nocturnal.     No. taxa in DBIF   1 No. interactions   2 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   3 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, errors in original sources, and misspellings. New material added from Emmet, A.M., Ed. (1992) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 7, Part 2. Harley Books, Colchester.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1991 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   Agassiz, D.J.L.(1985) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 97 203-215:213 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:164 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:194