Andrion regensteinense (Herbst, 1797)
A small and probably common weevil of areas of Sherwood Forest where it's foodplant Gorse occurs in abundance. An example of such a site is Sherwood Heath near Ollerton, where this was one of several adults, easily found by beating the branches of Gorse in May 2009. Length around 5mm.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Andrion regensteinense
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Andy Godfrey (2006 Sherwood Heath SSSI invertebrate survey). Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Adrian Fowles (Nottinghamshire data extracted from the National Recording Scheme for Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Peter Kirby (Bentinck Tip & Void Invertebrate survey 2007). Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024

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