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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Ethmiidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   Most members (Ethmia) specialise to varying degrees on Boraginaceae. They feed on flowers, seeds or leaves, associated with silken retreats, and may be gregarious. The adults of these species possess white wings with black patterning. Ethmia pyrausta feeds on rues (Thalictrum).     No. taxa in DBIF   7 No. interactions   34 % interactions with British data   56% 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 updated from Emmet, A.M., Ed. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1), Harley Books.; Note that the Ethmiidae was previously included as a sub-family in the Oecophoridae.; Notes on Sources   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.   Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:180 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:184 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:114 Source   de Jong, T. & Klinkhamer, P. (1986-11-25) Lepidoptera: Ethmiidae :0001 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:179 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:185 Source   Wapshere, A.J.(1985) Acta Oecol., Oecol. Appl. 6:4 331-338:335 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:115 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:186 Source   Warren, R.G.(1980) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 92 257-257:257 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:183