Homoeolabus analis
Species of beetle
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Homoeolabus analis, known generally as the leaf-rolling weevil or oak leaf rolling weevil, is a species of leaf-rolling weevil in the family of beetles known as Attelabidae.[1][2][3][4] The leaf roll of an Attelabidae[1][2][3][4] beetle is referred to as a nidus (plural, niduses or nidi)—the Latin word for 'nest'. The process of constructing the leaf roll is termed "nidification". The main purpose of a leaf roll is to keep the eggs safe during the gestation period. It is found in North America.[1] It is often preyed upon by the obligate egg predator and nest thief; Thief Weevil. [5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Attelabidae |
| Genus: | Homoeolabus |
| Species: | H. analis |
| Binomial name | |
| Homoeolabus analis (Illiger, 1794) | |
