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Family	Gracillariidae
Sub Family
Description	a family of 'micro-moths'
Background to Family	A large family, of tiny moths, containing around 90 species in Britain and Ireland. The Gracillariinae initially mine a leaf, and later feed in curled or folded leaves, predominantly on broadleaved trees and shrubs. They are specific to one or more host plant genera. The Lithocolletinae, comprising more than 50 species in the genus Phyllonorycter, spend their entire development in a mine, either in a leaf or green bark. Again, the main hosts are broadleaved trees and shrubs. The three species of Phyllocnistinae (Phyllocnistis) specialise as miners on Populus or Salix, where they are sap-feeders in the leaf epidermis.

No. taxa in DBIF	92
No. interactions	209
% interactions with British data	84%
No. records	232
% taxa with British data	97%
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. (1992) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 7, Part 2. Harley Books, Colchester.; ;
Notes on Sources
Most recent source	1987

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	Emmet, A.M.(1982) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 94 119-120:119
Source	Robbins, J. (1984-04-02) Leaf miners :1
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:90
Source	Emmet, A.M.(1982) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 94 53-56:55
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:92
Source	Larsson, S. & Wiren, A.(1982) Ned. BoschbTijdschr. 48 119-125:121
Source	Emmet, A.M.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 133-134:134
Source	Palmer, R.M., Pelham-Clinton, E.C. & Young, M.R.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 41-42:42
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:51
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:60
Source	Richens, R.H. (1983) Elm :73
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:58
Source	Kziroglu, I.(1976) Z. Angew. ent. 81 43-61:55
Source	Emmet, A.M.(1982) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 94 244-244:244
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:96
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:52
Source	Richens, R.H. (1983) Elm :72
Source	Emmet, A.M.(1987) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 99 157-159:158
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:59
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:62
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:64
Source	Halstead, A.(1981) Jl r. Hort. Soc. 106:6 254-257:257
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:94
Source	Plant, C.W.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 179-179:179
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:57
Source	Agassiz, D.J.L.(1987) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 99 169-181:173
Source	van Frankenhuyzen, A.(1983) Anz. Schadlingsk. Pfl.-Umweltschutz 56 149-153:149
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:61
Source	Heckford, R.J.(1984) Entomologist's Gaz. 35:2 73-75:
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:5
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:63
Source	Robbins, J. (1984-04-02) Leaf miners :2
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:56
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:53
Source	Shaw, M.R.(1982) Entomologist's Gaz. 33 77-78:78
Source	Agassiz, D.J.L.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 245-258:248
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:17
Source	Godfray, H.C.J.(1980) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 92 204-204:204
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:54
Source	Emmet, A.M.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 98 144-146:145
Source	Emmet, A.M.(1987) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 99 157-159:157
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:55
Source	Phillipson, J. & Thompson, D.J.(1983) Ecol. Entomol. 8 315-330:320
Source	Fairclough, R.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 98 81-81:81
Source	Emmet, A.M.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 97-97:97
Source	Wilson, F.(1943) Bull. Coun. scient. ind. Res., Melb. 169 1-87:57
Source	Heungens, A. & van Daele, E.(1981) Meded. Fac. Landbouwwet. Rijksuniv. Gent 46:2 581-589:582

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