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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SCORZONERA. Viper's-grass. [Asteraceae]


Two species of Scorzonera are recorded in Britain. These include the native Viper's-grass (S. humilis).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Scorzonera in Britain.

Elsewhere the agromyzid Liriomyza scorzonerae is recorded mining Scorzonera.

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


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