| Measuring
just 1.5mm - 2mm, this tiny Weevil is one of the few
which (with experience) are distinctive enough to
identify in the field. Nanophyes marmoratus is
common on Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
across much of the southern UK, but in Nottinghamshire it
seems to have a more patchy distribution. It is best
found by sweeping or beating foliage and for three years,
we regularly checked a large area of Purple Loosestrife
growing at Warsop Main Pit Top, finally beating a single
individual in mid-September 2015. It was reported as
being very common at Attenborough NR in 2015 (Sexton, T.) and there is also a record for the NWT
reserve at Wilwell Farm Cutting. |
