Tanysphyrus lemnae (Paykull, 1792)
(Duckweed Weevil)

Interactions where Tanysphyrus lemnae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
feeds on Foreign Calla palustris Bog Arum Alismatales: Araceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Tanysphyrus lemnae/Tanysphyrus lemnaeduckweed weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Calla palustris/Calla palustrisbog arum
larva larva feeds within thallus UK/IrelandRestricted Lemna duckweeds Alismatales: Araceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Tanysphyrus lemnae/Tanysphyrus lemnaeduckweed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Lemna/LemnaduckweedsthallusSole
larva larva mines live, mined leaflet UK/Ireland Lemna duckweeds Alismatales: Araceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Tanysphyrus lemnae/Tanysphyrus lemnaeduckweed weevillarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Lemna/Lemnaduckweedslive, minedleaflet (summer)
pupa pupa may be found among live, spun leaflet UK/Ireland Lemna duckweeds Alismatales: Araceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Tanysphyrus lemnae/Tanysphyrus lemnaeduckweed weevilpupa Plant / resting place / amongUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Lemna/Lemnaduckweedslive, spunleaflet (summer)
larva larva feeds within thallus Foreign Lemna minor Common Duckweed Alismatales: Araceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Erirhinidae/Tanysphyrus lemnae/Tanysphyrus lemnaeduckweed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Lemna minor/Lemna minorcommon duckweedthallus

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Tanysphyrus lemnae (Duckweed Weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tanysphyrus lemnae (Duckweed Weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTanysphyrus lemnae (Duckweed Weevil)
FamilyERIRHINIDAE (a family of 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tanysphyrus lemnae (Duckweed Weevil)

Tanysphyrus lemnae (Duckweed Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tanysphyrus lemnae (Duckweed Weevil):

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