The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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ABIES. Firs. [Pinaceae]


Thirteen species of Abies are recorded in Britain. All are introduced.

No dipterous miners are recorded on Abies in Britain.

Three non-dipterous miners are recorded on Abies in Britain.

Elsewhere two additional British non-dipterous miners are recorded on Abies.



Non-dipterous miners recorded on Abies in Britain

Epinotia fraternana (Haworth 1811) Lepidoptera: Tortricidae Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Epinotia pygmaeana (Hübner 1799) Lepidoptera: Tortricidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Epinotia subsequana (Haworth 1811) Lepidoptera: Tortricidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea

Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Abies elsewhere

Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Ocnerostoma piniariella Zeller, 1847 Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea

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