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Oak leaf roller

Attelabus nitens

Description:

Shiny black with the pronotum and elytra bright red or reddish testaceous. Antennae relatively short with a proportionately long three segmented club, black with four or five basal segments pale. Eyes convex and prominent. The males measure about 5 mm in length, but the females are larger, at around 7 to 8 mm.

Habitat:

Often found in woodland on Oak, but also on other trees such as Beech and Birch.

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Alex C.
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Alex C.

Romania

Spotted on Jun 4, 2016
Submitted on Jul 3, 2016

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