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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CAUCALIS. Bur-parsley. [Apiaceae]


Two species of Caucalis are recorded in Britain. Both are introduced and include the Small Bur-parsley (C. platycarpos).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Caucalis in Britain.

Elsewhere there is an unconfirmed record of the agromyzid Phytomyza heracleana mining Caucalis.

No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Caucalis in Britain.


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