Prunella vulgaris, Self-heal, has several colour variants, including pink & white. A very long flowering period, June to Nov, it reblooms rapidly after mowing. So very useful for pollinators. It’s a larval host for around 19 spp. of invertebrates @WebsWild #wildwebswednesday
Chrysolina fastuosa, Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle, is a Lamiaceae specialist, the adult feeds on the leaves of deadnettles & mints in a range of mainly damp habitats. It lays eggs beneath the leaves in mid- to late summer and pupates in the soil
Pic by Shirokikh124, CC BY 4.0
Longitarsus lycopi, Scarce (Notable B), is found in a range of damp habitats, using various species of Lamiaceae
as a larval host, including Self-heal. Adults are leaf feeders, the larvae feed on the roots.
Pic by Chris Moody, via Flickr, CC BY-NC-2.0
Eupteryx notata, a leafhopper, that haunts the low vegetation of chalky soils, where it is often associated with Wild Thyme and Self-heal.

Pic by AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Eupithecia subumbrata, Shaded Pug, larvae feed on the flowers of various Lamiaceae, including Self-heal & Origanum vulgare, but is also found on Gentianella campestris and G. amarella Field & Autumn Gentian respectively.
Pic by Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
Lacanobia oleracea, Bright-line Brown-eye. Strictly speaking larvae are polyphagous on leaves of a range of herbaceous & woody plants, but with a single record on Selfheal (and a fab name).
Left, Pic by Gail Hampshire, CC BY 2.0
Right, Pic by Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
Trifurcula headleyella, Self-heal Pygmy, larvae feed on Self-heal. Eggs are laid on upper leaf surface; larvae create a long, narrow mine, visible July – Oct, terminating at leaf tip. Chalk downs, southern distribution in UK
Left, by R. Siloaho
Right, by Michael Kurz, CC BY-SA3.0
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