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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LEYMUS. Lime-grass. [Poaceae]


Four species of Leymus are recorded in Britain. These include the native Lime-grass (L. arenarius).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Leymus in Britain.

Elsewhere the agromyzids Cerodontha incisa and Cerodontha superciliosa are recorded mining Leymus.

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

Elsewhere on British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Leymus.



British non-dipterous miners recorded on Leymus elsewhere

Elachista argentella (Clerck, 1759) Lepidoptera: Elachistidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea



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