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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Pyralidae Sub Family   Scopariinae Description   A sub-family of the Pyralidae Background to Family   The Scopariinae are relatively poorly known. Most larvae feed on mosses or lichens, others on the roots of herbaceous plants. The small, greyish adults are camouflaged at rest, on tree-trunks, rocks and walls.     No. taxa in DBIF   _ No. interactions   _ % interactions with British data   _ No. records   _ % taxa with British data   _ Notes   See family entry; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   see family entry 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. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:201 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:168 Source   Bland, K.P.(1987) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 0099 0040-0041:0040 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:202 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:200