Rhinoncus castor (Fabricius, 1792)
Another small weevil found on Sorrels, Rhinoncus castor is around 3mm in length and an indistinct species. Although probably quite common, a record from Sherwood Heath SSSI in May 2013, represented only the third for the Sherwood Forest area. We have since found it on an area of light, sandy/stony soil at Fountaindale near Mansfield in 2017.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Rhinoncus castor
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Adrian Fowles (Nottinghamshire data extracted from the National Recording Scheme for Coleoptera: Curculionoidea).

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Updated January 2018
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