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ANCHUSA. Bugloss, Anchusa and Alkanets. [Boraginaceae]

Nine species of Anchusa are recorded in Britain. They include the native Bugloss (A. arvensis) and the introduced Garden Anchusa (A. azurea), Yellow Alkanet (A. ochroleuca) and Alkanet (A. officinalis). Only one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Agromyza abiens, is recorded on Anchusa in Britain and this is also recorded on Borago, Cynoglossum, Echium, Myosotis, Pentaglottis, Pulmonaria, and Symphytum in Britain. Elsewhere the Boraginaceae-feeding agromyzids Agromyza abiens and Agromyza myosotidis are recorded mining Anchusa. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Anchusa in Britain. Elsewhere one British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Anchusa (see below).

Key for the identification of the known Diptera mines in Britain.

1> A narrow linear leaf mine, which developes into a large blotch. Several larvae frequently feed together and the resulting mine can entirely fill the leaf. Puparium reddish brown Mine of Agromyza abiens on Symphytum officinale. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Agromyza abiens Zetterstedt [Agromyzidae].

British non-dipterous miners recorded on Anchusa elsewhere Coleophora pennella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae

Last updated 22-Mar-2008  Brian Pitkin

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