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RIBES. Currants and Gooseberries. [Grossulariaceae]

Nine species of Ribes are recorded in Britain. These include four native species. No dipterous miners are recorded on Ribes in Britain. Elsewhere the agromyzid Agromyza idaeina (as A. potentillae) is recorded mining Ribes glandulosum, although Rosaceae are more usual hosts. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Ribes in Britain. Elsewhere three British non-dipterous miners are recorded on Ribes.

Flowering Currant - Ribes sanguineum.

British non-dipterous miners recorded on Ribes elsewhere Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae   Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Coleophora violacea (Ström, 1783) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae

Last updated 21-Mar-2008  Brian Pitkin

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