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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Heliodinidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   The sole European member, Heliodines roesella, was last recorded around 1820 in Britain. It feeds, often gregariously, in the spun leaves of Chenopodiaceae, especially common orache (Atriplex patula) and good-King-Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus).     No. taxa in DBIF   1 No. interactions   2 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   2 % 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. (1992) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 7, Part 2. Harley Books, Colchester.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1979 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., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:100 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:67