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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SAGITTARIA. Arrowheads. [Alismataceae]

Four species of Sagittaria are recorded in Britain - Arrowhead (S. sagittifolia), Duck-potato (S. latifolia), Canadian Arrowhead (S. rigida), and Narrow-leaved Arrowhead (S. subulata).

One species of dipterous miner, the ephydrid Hydrellia griseola, is recorded mining Sagittaria in Britain.

See ALISMA.

No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Sagittaria in Britain.

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