The pronotum has a greenish-gold sheen and the elytra have a greenish metallic appearance, both being the result of the presence of dissected scales.

[1] The lesser clover leaf weevil is an oligophage, limited to certain plants in the legume family.

The insects become active in late April and eggs are laid between early May and mid-July inside the clover shoots, leaves and stipules.

The developing larvae pass through four instars and feed on the stipules, buds and inflorescences of the clover.

When the new generation of adults begin to emerge in late July, the density of the weevil population increases sharply.