Protapion trifolii
Apion aestivum
Body length, 1.7 to 2.1 mm, not including the head. Body, antennae, and tarsi are black. Fore coxae and trochanters are reddish or dark-reddish, distinctly darker than femora. Femora yellow-reddish. Mid and hind tibiae are black or dark-brown; fore tibia is lighter. There are other quite similar species and identification under magnification is necessary.
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Grassland where clover is present.
Mainly found from April to September.
Most records seem to come from the southern half of Britain although it is recorded from as far north as the Scottish Islands.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
08 April 2022
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
08 April 2022
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Old Fosse
17 May 2020
specimen examined
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Species profile
- Common names
- Red Clover Seed Weevil, Clover Seed Weevil [Protapion trifolii]
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Apionidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 17/05/2020 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 30/05/2022 (Comont, Richard)
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