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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Elachistidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   About 50 resident leaf-mining species. All, except two (Perittia obscurepunctella and Stephensia brunnichella), feed on grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae) in particular, and also rushs (Juncaceae). Some species are polyphagous on grasses or sedges, others being more specific to certain host plants.     No. taxa in DBIF   50 No. interactions   273 % interactions with British data   70% No. records   339 % 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. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Harley Books.; ; Notes on Sources   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol.3, 1-452.; ; Most recent source   1996 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   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:394 Source   Heckford, R.J.(1985) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 97 106-107:107 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:368 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:406 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:387 Source   Heckford, R.J.(1985) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 97 106-107:106 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:390 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:377 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:363 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:389 Source   Steuer, H.(1976) Dt. ent. Z. 23 165-179:167 Source   Langmaid, J.R.(1987) Entomologist's Gaz. 38:2 115-116:115 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:100 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:385 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:391 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:392 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Briatin and Ireland 1-452:367 Source   Heckford, R.J.(1986) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 37:2 79-81:79 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:396 Source   Steuer, H.(1978) Dt. ent. Z. 25 159-169:166 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:102 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:398 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:364 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:400 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:401 Source   Steuer, H.(1976) Dt. ent. Z. 23 165-179:165 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:380 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:405 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:361 Source   Steuer, H.(1987) Dt. ent. Z. 34 197-216:204 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:98 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:371 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:381 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:103 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:374 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:97 Source   Robbins, J. (1984-04-02) Leaf miners :2 Source   Agassiz, D.J.L.(1985) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 97 203-215:209 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:395 Source   Pelham-Clinton, E.C.(1986) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 37:2 83-84:83 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:370 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:407 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:99 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:384 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:382 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:404 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:373 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:403 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:378 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:101 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:369 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:383 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:372 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:366 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:397 Source   Wild, E.H.(1983) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 95 65-65:65 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:386 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:376 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:402 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:362