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Family	Epermeniidae
Sub Family
Description	a family of 'micro-moths'
Background to Family	The majority of species range from specialists to generalists on umbellifers (Apiaceae). The larvae feed on spun seed-heads, in stems, in leaf-mines or within silken retreats, sometimes changing habit as they grow. Some are gregarious. Epermenia insecurella feeds on bastard-toadflax (Thesium humifusum, Santalaceae).

No. taxa in DBIF	9
No. interactions	31
% interactions with British data	97%
No. records	41
% 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
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	Hulme, P.D.(1980) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 92 171-171:171
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:119
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:117
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:78
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:121
Source	Agassiz, D.J.L.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 245-258:249
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:120
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:122
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:77
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1996) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 1-452:118

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