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0257 Lep Tis, Emmetia marginea
© 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

 

 

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