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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RHINANTHUS. Yellow-rattles. [Scrophulariaceae]

Two species of Rhinanthus, Greater Yellow-rattle (R. angustifolius) and Yellow-rattle (R. minor) are recorded in Britain. Both are native. Greater Yellow-rattle (R. angustifolius) is protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.

Only one dipterous miner, Phytomyza rostrata, is recorded on Rhinanthus in Britain.

Elsewhere the agromyzid Phytomyza rostrata is recorded on Rhinanthus.

The agromyzid Phytomyza varipes is recorded feeding in the seed-heads of Brassica in Britain (Spencer, 1972), although he later records the host of this species as Rhinanthus [Scrophulariaceae], and not Brassica (Spencer, 1990).

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

Yellow-rattle - Rhinanthus sp. Image: Brian Pitkin
Yellow-rattle - Rhinanthus sp.


Non-dipterous miners recorded on Rhinanthus in Britain

Apteropeda orbiculata (Marsham, 1802) Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae British Leafminers Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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