Attelabus nitens

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Attelabidae
Subfamilia: Attelabinae
Tribus: Attelabini
Subtribus: Attelabina
Genus: Attelabus
Species: Attelabus nitens
Name

Attelabus nitens (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms

Curculio nitens Scopoli
Attelabus curculionoides Linnaeus

References

Attelabus nitens (Scopoli, 1763) - photo by K.A. Grebennikov

Vernacular names
čeština: Zobonoska dubová
Deutsch: Eichenblattroller / Eichenkugelrüssler
English: Oak Leaf-roller
italiano: Attelabo della quercia
русский: Дубовый трубковерт
slovenščina: Nosánik dubový

Attelabus nitens is a species of leaf-rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae, found in Europe.[1][2] It is so named because the female has a habit of rolling itself on oak leaves after laying an egg.[3]

References

"Attelabus nitens". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
Urbanová, Zdeňka; Urban, Jaroslav (2016). "Attelabus Nitens (Scop.) – an Abundant but Biologically Little Known Species from the Family of Attelabidae (Coleoptera)". Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. 64 (5). doi:10.11118/actaun201664051675.
Chinery, Michael (2012). Insects. [CollinsGem]. ISBN 978-0-00-714624-6.