Attelabus nitens explained

Attelabus nitens is a species of leaf-rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae, found in Europe. Known as the oak leaf-roller, it is so named because the female has a habit of rolling itself in oak leaves after laying an egg.[1]

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File:Attelabus nitens 720x576.ogv|Oak roller weevil (Attelabus nitens) on oak leafFile:Attelabus nitens.jpg|Attelabus nitens

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chinery, Michael. Insects. [CollinsGem]. 2012. 978-0-00-714624-6.

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