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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PHACELIA. Blue curls. [Hydrophyllaceae]


Ten species of Phacelia are recorded in Britain. All are introduced and include Blue-curls (P. congesta).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Phacelia in Britain.

Elsewhere the polyphagous agromyzids Liriomyza bryoniae and Liromyza strigata are recorded mining Phacelia.

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


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Last updated 27-Feb-2008  Brian Pitkin

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