Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae in the Catalogue of Life
Citation
De Prins J. & De Prins W. (2019). Global Gracillariidae: Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (version Jan 2011). In: Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.Description
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.Taxonomic Coverages
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De Prins J. & De Prins W.originator
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Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
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Species 2000 Secretariat
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De Prins J. & De Prins W.
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