The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds
HOME : Introduction : Methods : Miners : Parasitoids
Host plants by Scientific name : Common name
References : Web resources : Acknowledgements : Recent changes : Index : Search

FALLOPIA. Bindweeds and knotweeds. [Polygonaceae]

Five species of Fallopia are recorded in Britain. These include the native Black-bindweed (F. convolvulus) and Copse-bindweed (F. dumetorum).

Only one dipterous miner, the anthomyiid Pegomya setaria, is recorded on Fallopia in Britain.

Elsewhere the anthomyiid Pegomya setaria is recorded mining Fallopia.

One non-dipterous miner, Calybites phasianipennella, is recorded on Fallopia in Britain.


Key for the identification of the known Diptera mines in Britain.


1> Blotch mine.

Mine of Pegomya setaria on Fallopia baldschuchianica . Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)
Mine of Pegomya setaria on Fallopia baldschuchianica.
Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)

Pegomya setaria (Meigen).

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Fallopia in Britain


Calybites phasianipennella (Hübner, 1813) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


Top of page
Last updated 30-Jul-2008  Brian Pitkin

.