
Nanophyes brevis
Boheman, 1845
Family: Apionidae
Size: 1.7 mm (1.6 to 1.8 mm)
Origin: From the Middle East and the Caucasus, through Southeastern, Southern
and Southwestern Europe, Southern Central Europe
Biology: It lives on Lythrum salicaria, with larval development occurring inside
the fruits
Location: Croatia, Istria, Livade
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 20.VII.1977
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2025
Nanophyes brevis (big)
Nanophyes brevis (Flickr)
Nanophyes brevis (Wikimedia Commons)
Location List Coleoptera Yugoslavia (Google Drive)
Location List Apionidae Palaearctic Region (Google Drive)