Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae
Citation
De Prins, J., & De Prins, W. (2011). Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, L. Vandepitte, R. E. DeWalt, D. Remsen, P. Schalk, T. Orrell, M. Keping, J. Miller, R. Aalbu, R. Adlard, E. Adriaenssens, C. Aedo, E. Aescht, N. Akkari, M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga, B. Alvarez, F. Alvarez, G. Anderson, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (Jan 2011). https://doi.org/10.48580/d4sd-397Description
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
Gracillariid moths
Geographic Coverages
Global
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J. De Prinsoriginator
W. De Prins
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A Heughebaert
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