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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PLATANUS. Planes. [Platanaceae]

Two species and one subspecies of Platanus are recorded in in Britain. All are introduced and include London Plane (P. occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Platanus in Britain.

One non-dipterous leaf-miner is recorded on Platanus in Britain.

 London Plane - P. occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica. Image: Brian Pitkin
London Plane (Platanus x hispanica).

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Platanus in Britain

Phyllonorycter platani (Staudinger, 1870) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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