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 additions, corrections or comments to Colin Plant.

Aster species:

Dip: Liriomyza eupatorii, Liriomyza huidobrensis (not GB miner), Liriomyza pusilla, Liriomyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Cornutrypeta spinifrons, Trypeta zoe
Col: Apteropeda orbiculata
Lep: Coleophora trochilella

Aster bellidiastrum:

Dip: Pegomya nigrisquama

Aster novae-anglie (Michaelmas Daisy):

Dip: Chromatomya 'atricornis'

Aster tripolium (Sea Aster):

Dip: Calycomyza humeralis, Chromatomyia asteris
Lep: Bucculatrix maritima, Coleophora linosyridella, Scrobipalpa salinella

 

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