Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae

The Gracillariidae is one the largest families of primitive moths (Lepidoptera). Gracillariid moths are generally distributed throughout the world except Antarctica, and they are more numerous in tropical areas. Many species of Gracillariidae are serious pests of agricultural and ornamental plants....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J. De Prins
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: The Catalogue of Life Partnership 2021
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/5zu4tn
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9abced2b-0dd1-432b-ae85-5cbba1635b56
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Summary:The Gracillariidae is one the largest families of primitive moths (Lepidoptera). Gracillariid moths are generally distributed throughout the world except Antarctica, and they are more numerous in tropical areas. Many species of Gracillariidae are serious pests of agricultural and ornamental plants. The Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae currently holds information on 151 genus-group names and in total 2.556 species-group names, belonging to 104 genera.