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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TILIA. Limes. [Tiliaceae]


Six species, subspecies and hybrids of Tilia are recorded in Britain. These include the native Large-leaved Lime (T. platyphyllos) and Small-leaved Lime (T. cordata).

No dipterous miners are recorded on Tilia in Britain.

Eight non-dipterous miners are recorded on Tilia in Britain.

Elsewhere two additional British non-dipterous miners are recorded on Tilia.



Non-dipterous miners recorded on Tilia in Britain

Bucculatrix thoracella (Thunberg, 1794) Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora anatipennella (Hübner, 1796) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Coleophora violacea (Ström, 1783) Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Incurvaria pectinea Haworth 1828 Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Parna apicalis (Brischke, 1888) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Parna tenella (Klug, 1816) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Roeslerstammia erxlebella (Fabricius, 1787) Lepidoptera: Roeslerstammiidae   UKMoths   Fauna Europaea
Stigmella tiliae (Frey, 1856) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea

Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Tilia elsewhere

Coleophora siccifolia Stainton, 1856 Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Incurvaria masculella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea


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