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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Ian Kimber Family   Tischeriidae Sub Family   Description   a family of 'micro-moths' Background to Family   Six resident leaf-miners (one likely extinct), specialising on certain broadleaved trees (Fagaceae) or rosaceous trees and shrubs. Larvae expel frass from the mine, and adults are crepuscular.     No. taxa in DBIF   5 No. interactions   17 % interactions with British data   94% No. records   18 % 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.; ; 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   Agassiz, D.J.L.(1985) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 97 203-215:205 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M. (1979) A field guide to the smaller British Lepidoptera 1-271:29 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath, J (1992) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 2) 1-353:74