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Species Account for Gronops lunatus

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Gronops lunatus  (Fabricius, 1775)
Coleoptera: Curculionidae

 
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data

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Status: Nb

Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 35
First Record: 1920
Latest Record: 2022

1992-on hectads: 7
Pre-1992 hectads: 3
Total hectads: 9

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Essex Red Data List comment
Essex 1900-1949 record/s; VC19 pre-1970 record/s.

Species text
Gronops lunatus is a widely distributed but local weevil in England and Wales, particularly on the coast. It is found in sandy places, quarries, sand dunes, the edges of dune pools, coastal undercliffs, saltmarshes, sand flats, disturbed ground and ruderal habitats. The species is phytophagous, associated with Spergularia and other Caryophyllaceae. The larvae probably occur at the roots of the foodplant, while adults are found at the base of the plants (Hyman & Parsons 1992). References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3

Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 25 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 1 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 24 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 35 records with habitat detail and method information)

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