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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Nepticulidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   A large family of minute moths, containing around 100 species. The vast majority mine leaves; a few mine tender bark or bore into buds or seeds, e.g. Etainia on maples (Acer). Hosts include a wide range of broadleaved trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, although individual species tend to be monophagous. The main families used are Rosaceae, followed by Fagaceae (especially oaks, Quercus), Salicaceae, Betulaceae and Fabaceae. Ectoedemia contains nearly 20 species, and there are more than 70 species in the largest genus, Stigmella. Patterns in host use tend to occur at the sub-generic level.     No. taxa in DBIF   106 No. interactions   421 % interactions with British data   62% No. records   599 % 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   1992 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   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) 1-353:70 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:21 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:26 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:28 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1987) Entomologist's Gaz. 38 179-187:184 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:85 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:15 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:89 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:16 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:16 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:29 Source   Bland, K.P.(1982) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 94 219-220:219 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:69 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:35 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:91 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:27 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:59 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:8 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:64 Source   Goater, B.(1983) Entomologist's Gaz. 34:4 247-255:252 Source   Schoorl, J.W. & Wilkinson, C.(1986) Jnl. nat. Hist. 20 225-244:235 Source   Wilson, F.(1943) Bull. Coun. scient. ind. Res., Melb. 169 1-87:10 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:78 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:13 Source   Richens, R.H. (1983) Elm :72 Source   Bruun, H.(1986) Notul. ent. 0066 0102-0104:0104 Source   Boomsma, J.J. et al(1987) Holarct. Ecol. 10:3 206-218:207 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:52 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:73 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:100 Source   Koster, G., Bryan, G. & Povel, D.(1984) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 120 115-117:115 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:12 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:68 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:57 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:66 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:15 Source   Wilkinson, C., Bryan G., Menken, S.B.J. & V(1983) Neth. J. Zool. 33:2 211-224:219 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:9 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:43 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:72 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:25 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:14 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:24 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:71 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:13 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:75 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:72 Source   Emmet, A.M.(1980) Proc. and Trans. Br. entomol. and natur. Hist. Soc. 13 131-131:131 Source   Emmet, A.M.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 22-26:23 Source   van Frankenhuijzen, A. & de Vries, D.(1979) Ent. Ber., Amst. 39 129-135:134 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:94 Source   Schoorl, J.W. & Wilkinson, C.(1986) Jnl. nat. Hist. 20 225-244:233 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:74 Source   Bond, K.G.M. & van Nieukerken, E.J.(1987) Entomologist's Gaz. 38 191-195:191 Source   Schoorl, J.W. & Wilkinson, C.(1986) Jnl. nat. Hist. 20 225-244:231 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:18 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:80 Source   Schoorl, J.W. & Wilkinson, C.(1986) Jnl. nat. Hist. 20 225-244:237 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:92 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:84 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:17 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:32 Source   Emmet, A.M.(1980) Proc. and Trans. Br. entomol. and natur. Hist. Soc. 13 132-132:132 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:11 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:22 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:75 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 1-271:23 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:7 Source   Compton, S.(1981) Entomologist's Gaz. 32:3 169-172:169 Source   Emmet, A.M.(1987) Entomologist's Gaz. 38:2 116-116:116 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:20 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:19 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomologist's Gaz. 0037:0004 0207-0208:0207 Source   Wilkinson, C., Bryan G., Menken, S.B.J. & V(1983) Neth. J. Zool. 33:2 211-224:218 Source   Schoorl, J.W. et al(1985) Syst. entomol. 10 65-103:78 Source   Schoorl, J.W. & Wilkinson, C.(1986) Jnl. nat. Hist. 20 225-244:238 Source   Schoorl, J.W. & Wilkinson, C.(1986) Jnl. nat. Hist. 20 225-244:232 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1985) Tijdschr. Entomol. 128 1-164:19 Source   van Nieukerken, E.J.(1986) Entomol. Scand. 17 1-27:10 Source   Bland, K.P.(1980) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 92 161-161:161