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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Prodoxidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   Most of the seven species of Lampronia specialise on rosaceous herbs, where they feed on fruits in autumn and then bore into buds or shoots in spring. The exception is L. fuscatella, which galls a twig of birches (Betula). Some species are economic pests.     No. taxa in DBIF   7 No. interactions   15 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   19 % 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.; Note: formerly a sub-family of the Incurvariidae; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1988 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.