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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