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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Pyralidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   A large family of more than 200 species recorded in Britain and Ireland, of which about 140 are indigenous and the remainder are migrants or accidental introductions. There are 12 sub-families, often displaying distinctive life-histories and patterns of host use. Those with resident species are described separately.     No. taxa in DBIF   223 No. interactions   797 % interactions with British data   79% No. records   1014 % taxa with British data   90% 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   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:170 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:226 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:186 Source   Michaelis, H.N.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 0098 0231-0240:0238