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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PRUNELLA. Selfheal. [Lamiaceae]

Three species of Prunella are recorded in Britain. These include the native Selfheal (P. vulgaris).

One dipterous miner, Amauromyza labiatarum, is recorded on Prunella in Britain.

See LAMIUM.

Elsewhere the agromyzids Amauromyza labiatarum and Ophiomyia labiatarum recorded mining Prunella.

Two non-dipterous miners are recorded on Prunella in Britain.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Prunella in Britain

Coleophora albitarsella Zeller, 1849 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Trifurcula headleyella (Stainton, 1854) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


Additional non-dipterous miners recorded on Prunella elsewhere

Orthochaetes insignis (Aube, 1863)
 Coleoptera: Curculionidae Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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