LING 



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Chrysotoxum, Melithreptus, Syritta, Sericomyia, Cheilosia, Syrphns, 

 Thysanoptera, Thrips. 



The capsule is divided into septa, and when dry these break off 

 and the seeds fall out or are blown away. 



Ling is essentially a peat-loving plant growing on a humus soil. 



Three beetles, Ceuthorhynchus erica, Stenus histrator, Luperus 

 flavipes; Thrips erica, a Thysanopterous insect; Lepidoptera, Emperor 



Photo. B. Hanley 



LlNG (Calhina vitlgaris, Hull) 



Moth (Saturnia carpini}, True Lover's Knot (Agrotis porpkyred], 

 Narrow-winged Pug (Eupitkecia nanata], Feathered Footman (Eu/cf>ia 

 grammica), Speckled Footman (E. cribrum}, Light Knot-grass 

 (Acronycta menyanthidis], Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Ajiai'ta 

 myrtilli}', Heteroptera, Camptobrochis pustulatus, Erot icon's rufescens, 

 Sehirus biguttatus, Capsus scntellaris ; Homoptera, Alopa rcticulata, 

 Thamnotettix strictulella, Dicraneura aureola, feed on Heather. 



Calluna is from the Greek calhino, I cleanse, as with the brooms 

 made of it; and the second Latin name refers to its common occurrence. 



Ling is also called Basam, Bend, Bent, Bream, Broom, Cat-heather, 

 Dog-heather, Gowlins, Grig, Griglans, Hadder, Hather, Heath, Dog, 

 Long, Red, and Small Heath, Heather, He Heather, Heth, Black 



