HONCKENYA. Sea Sandwort. [Caryophyllaceae]

Sea Sandwort (H. peploides) is the only species of Honckenya recorded in Britain. It is a native coastal species.

The British anthomyiid Delia quadripila is recorded on Honckenya by Ackland in Chandler (1978), but it is not clear whether the host association is British or Foreign.

Elsewhere the anthomyiid Delia quadripila is recorded mining Honckenya.

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

A key to the European miners, based on characteristics of the mines, immature stages and where relevant the larval cases, recorded on Honkenya is provided in Bladmineerders van Europa. This includes only Delia quadripila.

Sea Sandwort
Honckenya peploides