Mecinus pyraster (Herbst, 1795)
This small, predominantly black weevil, was one of two swept from long grass at Budby South Forest in June 2011 and represented the first record for the Sherwood Forest NNR. With a length of around 3.5mm, this small species is unlikely to be found by any other method of collection, other than sweeping.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Mecinus pyraster
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Peter Kirby (Bentinck Tip & Void Invertebrate survey 2007). Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Charlie Barnes. Adrian Fowles (Nottinghamshire data extracted from the National Recording Scheme for Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). David Shaw.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024
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