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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PULMONARIA. Lungwort. [Boraginaceae]

Eight species of Pulmonaria are recorded in Britain. These include the native Narrow-leaved Lungwort (P. longifolia) and Suffolk Lungwort (P. obscura).

Only one dipterous miner, the agromyzid Agromyza abiens, is recorded on Pulmonaria in Britain and this is also recorded on Borago, Cynoglossum, Echium, Myosotis, Pentaglottis, and Symphytum in Britain.

See ANCHUSA.

Elsewhere the agromyzids Agromyza abiens and Agromyza ferruginosa are recorded mining Pulmonaria.

One non-dipterous miner is recorded on Pulmonaria in Britain.

Elsewhere one British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Pulmonaria.

Lungwort - Pulmonaria `Redstart' Image: Brian Pitkin
Lungwort - Pulmonaria `Redstart'.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Pulmonaria in Britain

Dialectica imperialella (Zeller, 1847) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea

Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Pulmonaria elsewhere
Coleophora pennella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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