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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HELIANTHEMUM. Rock-roses. [Cistaceae]


Eight species and subspecies Helianthemum are recorded in Britain. These include Common Rock-rose (H. nummularium) and White Rock-rose (H. apenninum).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Helianthemum in Britain.

Five non-dipterous miners are recorded on Helianthemum in Britain.

Common Rock Rose - Helianthemum nummularium. Image:  Brian Pitkin
Common Rock Rose - Helianthemum nummularium


Non-dipterous miners recorded on Helianthemum in Britain

Adscita geryon (Hübner, 1813) Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae   UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora ochrea (Haworth, 1828) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae   UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Cnephasia conspersana Douglas, 1846 Lepidoptera: Tortricidae       Fauna Europaea
Mompha miscella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea



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