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DIMORPHOTHECA. Cape Rain-daisy and Namaqualand Daisy. [Asteraceae]  .

Two species of Dimorphotheca are recorded in Britain. Both are introduced. No dipterous leaf-miners are recorded on Dimorphotheca in Britain. The agromyzid Napomyza lateralis feeds in the stems of Anthemis, Bidens, Calendula, Dimorphotheca, Matricaria, and Senecio in Britain, although it has also been found in the inflorescence of Matricaria. Elsewhere the polyphagous agromyzids Liriomyza strigata and Liriomyza trifolii are recorded mining Dimorphotheca. Elsewhere the agromyzid Napomyza lateralis is recorded boring the stems of Dimorphotheca. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Dimorphotheca in Britain.

Last updated 27-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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