''Attelabus nitens'' is a species of
leaf-rolling weevil
The Attelabidae is a widespread family of weevils. They are among the primitive weevils, because of their straight antennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum. The prothorax is much narrower than the base of the elytra on the abdom ...
in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
family
Attelabidae, found in Europe.
[ It is so named because the female has a habit of rolling itself on oak leaves after laying an egg.]
Gallery
File:Attelabus nitens 720x576.ogv, Oak roller weevil (Attelabus nitens) on oak leaf
File:Attelabus nitens.jpg, ''Attelabus nitens''
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Weevils
Beetles described in 1925
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