Lepyrus palustris (Scopoli, 1763)

Balalaikins, Maksims & Bukejs, Andris, 2012, Latvian Molytinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): Research History, Fauna And Bionomy, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (3), pp. 2-20 : 6

Lepyrus palustris (Scopoli, 1763)

=bipunctatus (Geoffroy, 1785)

=colon (Linnaeus, 1771)

References: Precht 1818, Seidlitz 1872 -1875, 1887-1891, Rathlef 1905, Lackschewitz & Mikutowicz 1939, Barševskis 1997, Telnov et al. 1997, Telnov 2004.

Material examined: 8 specimens: Alūksne d.: old valley of River Gauja, near Lake Siguldas, 17 June 1971 (1, leg. Z. Spuris); Liepāja d.: Pape, 23-25 June 1994 (2, seashore, dunes, leg. N. Savenkovs); Rīga d.: Lorupe, 7 May 1968 (1, leg. Z. Spuris), Mangaļi, 17 May 1956 (1, leg. G. Ozols), Rīga, 3 September 1939 (2, leg. J. Muskars), Vecāķi, 16 May 1949 (1, leg. L. Danka).

Host plants: Salix ( Salicaceae ).

Phenology: V-VI, IX(1).

General distribution: Europe, Siberia, Central Asia ( Kazakhstan); introduced to N America. [SIE]

Note: A rare species in Latvia.