Patterns in the distribution of leaf‐miners on British trees

Abstract. 1. A multiple regression analysis of the leaf miners on British native angiosperm tree genera was performed using measures of plant range, maximum height, taxonomic isolation and species per genus as independent variables. 2. 69% of the variation was explained by regression. 3. Taxonomic isolation was the most important variable with species per genus also having a significant effect. Plant range had no demonstrable effect. 4. The analysis was repeated with component taxonomic groups of leaf miners. Up to 85% of the variation was explained.