Database details
| Full name: | Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae |
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| Short name: | World Gracillariidae |
| Version: | May 2007 |
| Release date: | 2007-04-05 |
| Authors/editors: | J. De Prins & W. De Prins |
| Taxonomic coverage: | Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Gracillarioidea - Gracillariidae |
| English name of the group: | Gracillariid moths |
| Number of species: | 1,841 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: | 7 |
| Number of synonyms: | 411 |
| Number of common names: | 0 |
| Total number of names: | 2,259 |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Organization: | Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium |
| Website: |
http://gc.bebif.be/ |