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LOTUS. Bird's-foot-trefoils. [Fabaceae]

Fourteen species of Lotus are recorded in Britain. These include the native Slender Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. angustissimus), Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. subbiflorus), Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. corniculatus), Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. glaber) and Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. pedunculatus). Only one dipterous miner,the agromyzid Liriomyza congesta, is recorded on Lotus in Britain. See MEDICAGO. The agromyzid Melanagromyza cunctans forms galls in the stems of Lotus in Britain and elsewhere. Elsewhere the agromyzid Liriomyza congesta is recorded mining Lotus. Five non-dipterous miners are recorded on Lotus in Britain.

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Lotus in Britain Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835) Lepidoptera: Tortricidae   Coleophora discordella Zeller, 1849 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Leucoptera lotella (Stainton, 1859) Lepidoptera: Lyonetidae   Trifurcula cryptella (Stainton, 1856) Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae   Trifurcula eurema (Tutt, 1899) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae

Last updated 08-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin

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