Loosestrife weevil

Nanophyes marmoratus

Nanophyes marmoratus (Goeze, 1777) is a tiny weevil (1,4-2,1 mm) that lives on Loosstrife (Lythrum salicaria and Lythrum hyssopifolia), where its larvae develop within the ovules of the plant.
Nanophyes marmoratus - dorsal Lateral shot of same animal: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65875/nanophyes_marmoratus_-_side.html Curculionoidea,Loosestrife Weevil,Nanophyes,Nanophyes marmoratus,Nanophyidae

Distribution

Its range covers all of Europe east to western Siberia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyNanophyidae
GenusNanophyes
SpeciesNanophyes marmoratus
Photographed in
Netherlands