Arenaria sandwort
Incl. Eremogone.
(For a dichotomous table for galls on Arenaria by Hans Roskam click here)Dichotomous table for leafminers
Dichotomous table for leafminers
2a case with a dorsal keel that soon, already before halfway to the end, is split into two parallel keels: Coleophora lithargyrinella
2b dorsal keel, if at all present, not divided => 3
3a sharp bend just behind the mouth, mouth angle therefore 30°: Coleophora chalcogrammella & C. sattleri
3b case straight, mouth angle 45°: Coleophora solitariella
4a larva with distinct, chitinised head: Aphytobius sphaerion
4b larva a seemingly headless maggot => 5
5a larva also mines the top of the stem, causing this part of the plant to wilt: Delia echinata
5b larva in the leaves only: Scaptomyza graminum
Not included in the key: Caryocolum fibigerium, alsinella; Coleophora galbulipennella, neli, nubivagella.