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PRIMULA. Cowslip, Oxlip and Primroses. [Primulaceae]
Thirteen species of Primula are recorded in Britain. These include the native Bird's-eye Primrose (P. farinosa), Cowslip (P. veris), Oxlip (P. elatior), Primrose (P. vulgaris) and Scottish Primrose (P. scotica) and the introduced Auricula (P. auricula). Cowslip (P. veris) is protected in Northern Ireland under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order, 1985. Only one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Chromatomyia primulae, is recorded on Primula in Britain. The agromyzids Liriomyza huidobrensis and Liriomyza trifolii, polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, are recorded on Primula and has been found under glass in England and Wales. All populations have been and continue to be eradicated.	Primrose - Primula vulgaris
Elsewhere in the polyphagous agromyzids Chromatomyia primulae, Liriomyza bryoniae Liriomyza huidobrensis, Liriomyza strigata and Liriomyza trifolii; and the anthomyiid Delia echinata are recorded mining Primula. One non-dipterous miner is recorded on Primula in Britain (see below).

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

1> Mine long and narrow, white, with frass in conspicuous, widely spaced black lumps. Pupation in the mine adjoining a vein, with anterior spiracles projecting through the epidermis. Puparium varies from whitish to reddish-brown Mine of Chromatomyia primulae on Primula vulgaris. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Chromatomyia primulae (Robineau-Desvoidy) [Agromyzidae].

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Primula in Britain Apteropeda orbiculata (Marsham, 1802) Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae

Last updated 29-Jul-2008  Brian Pitkin

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