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lenta. and Protomyces pachydermis, and is galled by Asphondylia 

 Pimpinellec. The beetles Melolontha vnlgaris, Agriotes lincatus, a 

 Thysanopterous insect Thrips vulgatissima, three Hymenoptera (Myr- 

 mosa melanocephala, Tibhia femorata, Mellinus sabulosus), Hawk Moth 

 and Lepidoptera (Swallow Tail (Papilio Machaon), Death's Head 



WILD CARROT (Daucus Caro/a, L.) 



(Acherontia Atropos), (Botys palealis}, Depressaria nervosa, Clisio- 

 campa castrciisis, Scmasia rufi llano], and a fly Psila roste, feed on it, 

 also a Homopterous insect, Trioza viridula. 



Dancus is a Greek word denoting a kind of parsnip or carrot. 

 Carota is a Latin word for carrot, derived from Greek. The Wild 

 Carrot is called Bee's-nest, Wild Carrot, Crow's-nest, Dawke, Dill, 

 Fiddle, Field More, Hill -trot, Mir- rot, Rantipole. Bird's Nest is 

 given because the flower has a nest-like shape, of which resemblance 



