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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LAPPULA. Nodding Stickseed and Bur Forget-me-not. [Boraginaceae]


Five species of Lappula are recorded in Britain. All are introduced and include Bur Forget-me-not (L. squarrosa).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Lappula in Britain.

Elsewhere the agromyzid Agromyza abiens is recorded mining Lappula.

No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Lappula in Britain.


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Last updated 27-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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