Gymnetron villosulum
2.1 to 2.9mm.
The larvae of this small weevil feed within galls formed in the seed-capsules of Veronica species, particularly V. anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water-speedwell) and V. catenata (Pink Water-Speedwell), and also Veronica beccabunga (Brooklime) and Veronica scutellata. The gall is a swollen ovary up to 8 x 5 mm causing a distinct enlargement of the flower.
Adult 
Gall 
Unless identified by a recognised expert, good photos are required that show the key ID features.
The sides of rivers, streams, ponds and other wet places where the host plants are likely to be present.
Notable B. Widespread but local in southern England. Rare or absent elsewhere.
Scarce or under-recorded. There wereonly 2 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
David Gould
By R. Soar, near Glen Parva, Leicester
18 September 2015
galls on Pink Water-Speedwell
David Nicholls
Ellis Meadows
20 August 2018
Peter Smith
Ellis Meadows
20 June 2017
Galls on blue water-speedwell
Peter Smith
Ellis Meadows
20 June 2017
Galls on blue water-speedwell
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
01 July 2017
steven lewis
Goadby Marwood, Goadby fishponds
09 September 2019
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
01 July 2017
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Ellis Meadows
14 July 2019
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Ellis Meadows
14 July 2019
Mark Skevington
Cosby
30 July 2020
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
01 July 2017
Graham Calow
The Nook, Cosby
28 June 2016
galls on Pink Water-Speedwell
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Curculionidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 18/09/2015 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 22/09/2023 (Smith, Peter)
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