Plants: Asteraceae
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This list has been taken from the 'Hosts of British Leaf-mining insect fauna' (© Brian Pitkin and Colin Plant) and is a precusor to AIDGAP keys to Leaf Miners. Please credit the authors when quoting from this list and email any addtions, corrections or comments to Colin Plant.

Artemisia species:

Dip: Agromyza rufipes, Calcomyza artemisiae, Liriomyza tanaceti, Liriomyza trifolii (not a GB miner),

Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood):

Dip: Liriomyza strigata, Trypeta artemisiae

Artemisia maritma (Sea Wormwood):

Lep: Coleophora gardesanella, Coleophora vibicigerella

Artemisia ptarmica (Sneezewort):

Lep: Coleophora gardesanella

Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort):

Dip: Trypeta artemisiae, Trypeta zoe, Agromyza rufipes, Calcomyza artemisiae, Chromatomyia 'atricornis', Liriomyza artemisicola, Liriomyza demeijerei, Liriomyza strigata, Phytomyza artemisivora
Lep: Coleophora gardesanella, Leucospilapteryx omissella

 

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