Water Figwort (Scrophularia auriculata)

26 June 2020

 This plant is on the right just outside the car park, do not remember it been there last year? well developed plant so it must have been.
The other plant that has the weevils on is under a tree near the first pond on the corner. While looking for insects I have spotted a few more plants mixed in with the border plants down by the shooting shack, it will be worth checking all plants and photographing them as there are a few species of Figwort, they can be a bit tricky to tell apart. Water Figwort and Common Figwort.

A good thing about this plant is that it is home to a few specialised insects, Figwort Weevil ...

 two species  

Larvae

Figwort Weevil (Cionus scrophulariae)

Link to Figwort Weevil (Cionus scrophulariae)  (UK Beetles)

Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)

Link to Figwort Sawfly - Tenthredo scrophulariae (Nature spot)