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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Choreutidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   Five resident species and one migrant / transitory resident. The larvae mostly occur on a single host genus, or on closely related members in the same plant family. They usually feed exposed in a web on the leaves of herbaceous plants (Urticaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae) or shrubs and trees (Rosaceae, Betulaceae). There may be confusion over the reported hosts of the migrant, Tebenna micalis, which was previously misidentified as Tebenna bjerkandrella in Great Britain. There are European host records for the latter, continental, species.     No. taxa in DBIF   6 No. interactions   19 % interactions with British data   79% No. records   21 % 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   1984 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.