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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Tineidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   About 45 resident and accidentally introduced species in Britain and Ireland. Most species feed on fungi, lichens and dead animal and plant matter. Consequently, many species are associated with human habitation or are cosmopolitan pests of stored products. Two exceptional species (Psychoides) feed on ferns (Pteridophyta), where they feed on sporangia. Some patterns in diet are apparent between sub-families: Nemapopoginae are associated with bracket fungi on decaying wood, whereas Tineinae tend to feed on dead animals or their refuse- bird's nests being a typical habitat. Myrmecozela ochraceella is associated with the nests of certain wood-ants (Formica, Hymenoptera).     No. taxa in DBIF   46 No. interactions   169 % interactions with British data   86% No. records   211 % taxa with British data   85% 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.; The Tineidae now incorporates the Hieroxestidae as a sub-family.; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1985 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   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:156 Source   Robbins, J. (1984-04-02) Leaf miners :1 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:183 Source   Robinson, G. & Robinson, R.(1985) Entomologist's Gaz. 36:1 22-22:22 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:38 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:167 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:173 Source   Ottosson, J.G. & Anderson, J.M.(1983) J. anim. Ecol. 52 385-406:395 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:180 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:159 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:186 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:169 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:40 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:41 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:39 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:157 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:182 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:163 Source   Pelham-Clinton, E.C.(1982) Entomologist's Gaz. 33 79-81:79 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:158 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:187 Source   Allen, A.A.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 0098 0257-0257:0257 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:82 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:184 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:181 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:160 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:165 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:84 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:164 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1991) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:86 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:194 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:174 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:166 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:175 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:42 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:185 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:168 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:178 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:161 Source   Reiter, W.(1986) Ber. nat.-med. Verein Innsbruck 73 169-186:183 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:172 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1985) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 2 1-460:179