| Author | Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J. (Eds) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Title | Oecophoridae to Scythrididae except Gelechiidae (vol 4(1)) |
| ISBN | 0-946589-72-0 |
| Series | The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
| Source | The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 4 (Part 1), 326pp, Harley Books |
| Illustrations | Line drawings (mainly of genitalia) in the text and beautiful colour plates at the back |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | This volume in this indispensable series covers the families Oecophoridae to Scythrididae, with the exception of Gelechiidae which is covered in Vol 4 (Part 2). Each family includes a checklist, very clear line drawings of the genitalia of both sexes of each species, keys to imagines and detailed species accounts. These include descriptions of the life stages with host plant(s) or pabula, comments on similar species and a vice-county distribution map. For Depressariinae, keys to larvae by food plant are given and larval mines of Mompha are illustrated. An index of host plants is given. An introductory chapter covers: The Ecology and Evolution of Lepidopteran Defences against Bats (J. Rydell & M.R. Young). Richard Lewington’s beautiful paintings are a feature of this work. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Addenda and corrigenda sheet included with both vols 4(1) and 4(2) notes that *Blastobasis sp* (p202) has now been formally described as *B. wolffi* Karsholt & Sinev in Beiträge zur Entomologie. |
| Examine |  with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | Pinned and set specimens often needed for close examination and hindwing characters. Genitalia preps required in some groups. |
