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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Batrachedridae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   Three species with diverse life histories. The larvae of Batrachedra praeangusta bore into the catkins, and sometimes buds, of Salix and Populus; B. pinicolella mines the needles of Picea abies, and possibly P. sylvestris. Both species later feed externally from within a silken retreat. B. parvulipunctella, in contrast, feeds from a silken case on the waxy secretions of scale insects (Homoptera: Aclerdidae) on reeds (Poaceae).     No. taxa in DBIF   3 No. interactions   10 % interactions with British data   90% No. records   11 % 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 updated from Emmet, A.M., Ed. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1), Harley Books.; ; Notes on Sources   (100%) In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326.; n/a; n/a Most recent source   2002 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.