Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus (Marsham, 1802)
Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus is often described as a pest species of Oil-seed Rape, but it's distribution is sometimes quite patchy. Despite being a common weevil, the first known record for Sherwood Forest NNR came only a few years ago, when found by sweeping low vegetation near to fields of Oil-seed Rape in April 2009. It occurs on many varieties of cultivated Brassica plants and sometimes turns up in leaf litter samples taken over Winter.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Andy Godfrey (2006 Sherwood Heath SSSI invertebrate survey). Peter Kirby (Bentinck Tip & Void Invertebrate survey 2007). Charlie Barnes. Adrian Fowles (Nottinghamshire data extracted from the National Recording Scheme for Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). NBGRC. Tim Sexton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

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Updated January 2024
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