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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ECHIUM. Viper's-buglosses. [Boraginaceae]

Nine species of Echium are recorded in Britain. These include the native Purple Viper's-bugloss (E. plantagineum) and Viper's-bugloss (E. vulgare).

Only one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Agromyza abiens, is recorded on Echium in Britain and this is also recorded on Anchusa, Borago, Myosotis, Pentaglottis, Pulmonaria, and Symphytum in Britain.

See ANCHUSA.

Elsewhere the agromyzids Agromyza abiens, Phytomyza medicaginis and Phytomyza spondyli are recorded mining Echium.

One non-dipterous leaf-miner is recorded on Echium in Britain.
Viper's-bugloss - Echium vulgare Image: Brian Pitkin

Viper's-bugloss - Echium vulgare.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Echium in Britain

Coleophora pennella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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