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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LIGUSTRUM. Privets. [Oleaceae]

Five species and one subspecies of Ligustrum are recorded in Britain including the native Wild Privet (L. vulgare).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Ligustrum in Britain.

Two non-dipterous miners are recorded on Ligustrum in Britain.

 Wild Privet - Ligustrum vulgare. Image: Brian Pitkin
Wild Privet - Ligustrum vulgare

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Ligustrum in Britain

Caloptilia cuculipennella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea

Gracillaria syringella (Fabricius, 1794)

 Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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