HELICHRYSUM. Everlastingflowers. [Asteraceae]

Nine species of Helichrysum are recorded in Britain. All are introduced and include the Everlastingflowers.

No Diptera miners are recorded on Helichrysum in Britain.

Elsewhere the polyphagous agromyzids Chromatomyia horticola, Chromatomyia syngenesiae and Liriomyza strigata are recorded mining Helichrysum.

Elsewhere the agromyzid Napomyzxa lateralis is recorded boring stems of Helichrysum.

No non-Diptera miners are recorded on Helichrysum in Britain.

A key to the European miners, based on characteristics of the mines, immature stages and where relevant the larval cases, recorded on Helichrysum is provided in Bladmineerders van Europa. This includes Chromatomyia cf syngenesiae, Liriomyza strigata, Phytomyza kyffhusana, Bucculatrix gnaphaliella, Bucculatrix helichrysella, Coleophora caelebipennella, Coleophora directella, Coleophora ditella, Colephora gnaphalii, Coleophora helichrysiella, Digitivalva eglanteriella, Digitivalva reticulella, Isidiella divitella, Tebenna micalis, Scrobipalpula psilella, Sophronia humerella, Vulcaniella pomposella and Vulcaniella fiordalisa but not Jordanita chloros or Sophronia humerella.