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ARENARIA. Sandworts. [Caryophyllaceae]

Fringed Sandwort (A. ciliata), Arctic Sandwort (A. norvegica norvegica), English Sandwort (A. norvegica anglica), Slender Sandwort (A. serpyllifolia leptoclados) and Thyme-leaved Sandwort (A. serpyllifolia serpyllifolia) are native to Britain. Mossy Sandwort (A. balearica) and Mountain Sandwort (A. montana) have been intorduced. Arctic or Norwegian Sandwort (A. norvegica) is protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Only one dipterous miner, the anthomyiid Delia echinata, is recorded on Arenaria in Britain. See AGROSTEMMA. Elsewhere, in addition to Delia echinata, the drosophilid Scaptomyza graminum is recorded mining Arenaria. One non-dipterous leaf-miner, is recorded on Arenaria in Britain. Elsewhere two additional British non-dipterous miners are recorded on Arenaria.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Arenaria in Britain Coleophora lithargyrinella Zeller, 1849 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Arenaria elsewhere Coleophora chalcogramella Zeller, 1839 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae   Coleophora solitariella Zeller, 1849 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae

Last updated 22-Mar-2008  Brian Pitkin

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