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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LEONTOPODIUM. Edelweiss. [Asteraceae]

Only one introduced species of Leontopodium, Edelweiss (L. alpinum), is recorded in Britain.

No dipterous miners are recorded on Leontopodium in Britain.

Elsewhere the agromyzids Chromatomyia 'atricornis' and Liriomyza strigata are recorded mining Leontopodium.

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

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