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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Eriocraniidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   Eight species (Eriocrania) that make blotch mines in the leaves of broadleaved trees, especially birches (Betula), where they show preferences for young specimens. The adults fly in sunshine during spring.     No. taxa in DBIF   8 No. interactions   18 % interactions with British data   83% No. records   18 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, 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   1981 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   Koponen, S.(1981) Notul. ent. 61 41-44:43 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271: Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:12 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:66