Thryogenes nereis
3 to 4.5mm. A rather variable wetland weevil. The elytra usually have a rather mottled appearance, but may range from greyish, to brown or greenish in colour. It is usually found on Spike-rush, Eleocharis palustris
Other Thryogenes species are very similar
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Wetland areas with spike-rush and other species in the Cyperaceae family
Can occur in most months.
The larvae can be found in the lower stems of Cyperaceae species.
Widespread in England and Wales.
Occasional in Leicestershire & Rutland.
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Normanton le Heath, QEII Diamond Jubilee, lake margins
21 June 2024
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Normanton le Heath, QEII Diamond Jubilee, lake margins
21 June 2024
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Erirhinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 22/06/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
- Last record:
- 21/06/2024 (Timms, Sue)
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