Nanophyes marmoratus (Goeze, 1777)
(Loosestrife Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil)
FamilyNANOPHYIDAE (a family of seed weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil) :
1: Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil)
7 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
2 males, on Purple Loosestrife
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey background
2: Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil)
11 May 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Purple Loosestrife
Image 1: Antennae and front tarsi - wet to show segmentsImage 2: Dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Lateral view - magnified - grey background

Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nanophyes marmoratus (Loosestrife Weevil)
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