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AIRA. Hair-grasses. [Poaceae]

Five species of Aira are recorded in Britain. These include the native Silver Hair-grass (A. caryophyllea) and Early Hair-grass (A. praecox). No dipterous miners are recorded on Aira in Britain. Elsewhere the grass-feeding agromyzid Chromatomyia nigra is recorded mining Aira. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Aira in Britain.

Last updated 21-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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