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Family
 
Ochsenheimeriidae
Sub Family
 
Description
 
a family of 'micro-moths'
Background to Family
 
The three species of Ochsenheimeria mine the leaves and stems of numerous grasses (Poaceae); the cereal stem moth (O. vacculella) is a pest of cereals outside Britain. The adults are diurnal.

 

 


No. taxa in DBIF
 
3
No. interactions
 
17
% interactions with British data
 
88%
No. records
 
17
% 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
 
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
 
In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:88
Source
 
In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:46

 

 

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