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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Cosmopterigidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   Members show varying degrees of host specialisation: Cosmopterix are leaf-miners on grasses, reeds, or certain herbaceous perennials; Limnaecia phragmitella feeds on the seeds of bulrushes (Typhaceae); Pancalia feed on the petioles and rootstocks of violets (Viola), and Sorhagenia feed in shoots, buds or between spun leaves on buckthorns (Rhamnaceae).     No. taxa in DBIF   12 No. interactions   26 % interactions with British data   92% No. records   28 % 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.