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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ALCHEMILLA. Lady's-mantles. [Rosaceae]


Eighteen species of Alchemilla are recorded in Britain. Twelve of these are native species including Silver Lady's-mantle (A. conjuncta), Smooth Lady's-mantle (A. glabra) and Garden Lady's-mantle (A. mollis).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Alchemilla in Britain.

Elsewhere the Rosaceae-feeding agromyzid Agromyza idaeina is recorded mining Alchemilla.

Only one non-dipterous miner is recorded on Alchemilla in Britain.

Hollyhock - Alcea rosea Image:  Brian Pitkin
Garden Lady's-mantle - Alchemilla mollis.



Non-dipterous miners recorded on Alchemilla in Britain

Incurvaria praetella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea



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