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Family	Micropterigidae
Sub Family
Description	a family of 'micro-moths'
Background to Family	Five species of tiny, primitive moths (Micropterix), with functional mandibles as adults. Larval hosts are uncertain- some species have been reared on the shoots of herbaceous plants- and possible diets include leaf litter and fungal hyphae. More unusually, the diurnal adults feed on pollen and display flower preferences, especially for sedges (Carex) and broadleaved trees.

No. taxa in DBIF	5
No. interactions	24
% interactions with British data	100%
No. records	26
% 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	1986

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	Kydd, D.W.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 72-72:72
Source	Carter, D.J. & Dugdale, J.S.(1982) Entomologist's Gaz. 33 43-47:46
Source	Davis, B.N.K.(1986) Naturalist, Hull 111 9-15:11
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:11
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

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