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Classification Super Family : CurculionoideaFamily: AttelabidaeHome > Coleoptera > Attelabidae- Leaf rollers
Length .Males about 5mm in length, Females are larger, at around 7-8mm.
Phenology
May - JuneIdentification
The Oak Leaf Roller (Attelabus nitrens) is a species of Snout Beetle (Curculionidae) so named from its habit of making leafy containers for its brood. Despite its name, the Oak Leaf Roller also lives on other trees as well as oaks.
Life CycleA single egg is laid near the edge of a leaf, the leaf is cut and rolled up to protect the developing egg.
Habitat
Mixed tree areas not only Oak
