Phyllobius roboretanus (Gredler, 1882)
A common weevil which usually appears from late April onwards. This Phyllobius roboretanus was found on low foliage at Sherwood Forest CP in early May. Presumably a common weevil across Nottinghamshire, but there are several green weevils to make identification tricky. Length around 5mm.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Phyllobius roboretanus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Peter Kirby (Bentinck Tip & Void Invertebrate survey 2007). Charlie Barnes. Adrian Fowles (Nottinghamshire data extracted from the National Recording Scheme for Coleoptera: Curculionoidea).

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Updated January 2024

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