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Family	Scythrididae
Sub Family
Description	a family of 'micro-moths'
Background to Family	All the British species occur in the genus Scythris. Larvae feed from a silken web or gallery on, or close to, the host plant. They mine, or feed on the exposed surfaces of, leaves, sometimes gregariously. While the genus uses a diverse range of herbaceous plants or shrubs, most species specialise on a particular host, particulalry rock-roses (Helianthemum). A few species feed on a range of hosts within their habitat.

No. taxa in DBIF	24
No. interactions	82
% interactions with British data	58%
No. records	91
% taxa with British data	88%
Notes	Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, errors in original sources, and misspellings. New material updated from Emmet, A.M., Ed. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1), Harley Books.; ;
Notes on Sources
Most recent source	2002

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. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:288
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:62
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:283
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:292
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:293
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:52
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:68
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:56
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:122
Source	Agassiz, D.J.L.(1984) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 96 245-258:253
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:48
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:57
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:284
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:138
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:54
Source	Foster, A.P.(1984) Entomologist's Gaz. 35:3 141-143:142
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:39
Source	Sattler, K.(1981) Vasculum 32:1 13-17:14
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:291
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:37
Source	Bengtsson, B.A. (1984) The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 13 1-137:67
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:290
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:285
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:139
Source	In ed. Emmet, A.M. (2002) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 4, part 1) 1-326:286

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