The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects
 

(Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera)

by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds

  

ELODEA. Water-weeds. [Hydrocharitaceae]

Three species of Elodea are recorded in Britain. These include Canadian Water-weed (E. canadensis). The BSBI provide a downloadable plant crib for waterworts.

No miners are recorded on Elodea in Britain or elsewhere.

The crambid Parapoynx stratiotata feeds between spun leaves of Elodea in Britain and elsewhere.

A key to the European miners recorded on Elodea is provided in Bladmineerders van Europa.

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