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PEUCEDANUM. Milk-parsley, Hog's Fennel and Masterwort. [Apiaceae]

Four species of Peucedanum are recorded in Britain. These include the native Milk-parsley (P. palustre) and Hog's Fennel (P. officinale). Only one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Phytomyza thysselini, is recorded on Peucedanum in Britain. Elsewhere the agromyzids Phytomyza heracleana, Phytomyza pauliloewi and Phytomyza thysselini and the tephritid Euleia heraclei and are recorded mining Peucedanum. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Peucedanum in Britain. Elsewhere one British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Peucedanum (see below).

Key for the identification of the known Diptera mines in Britain.

1> A narrow linear mine which can develop into a secondary blotch. Puparium black Phytomyza thysselini Hendel [Agromyzidae].

British non-dipterous miners recorded on Peucedanum elsewhere Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze, 1783) Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae

Last updated 21-Mar-2008  Brian Pitkin

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