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SUAEDA. Seablites. [Chenopodiaceae]

Three species of Suaeda are recorded in Britain. These include the native Annual Sea-blite (S. maritima) and Shrubby Sea-blite (S. vera). Two dipterous miners, the anthomyiid Botanophila depressa and the ephydrid Clanoneurum cimiciforme are recorded on Suaeda in Britain. See ATRIPLEX. Elsewhere the ephydrid Clanoneurum cimiciforme is recorded mining Suaeda. Four non-dipterous miners are recorded on Suaeda in Britain. Elsewhere one additional British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Suaeda.

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Suaeda in Britain Coleophora aestuariella (Bradley, 1984) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae     Coleophora atriplicis Meyrick, 1928 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae   Scrobipalpa nitentella (Fuchs, 1902) Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae Scrobipalpa salinella (Zeller, 1847) Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae   Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Suaeda elsewhere Scrobipalpa ocellatella (Boyd, 1858) Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae

Last updated 22-Mar-2008  Brian Pitkin

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