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Attelabus nitens
It's common name is the Oak Roller Weevil and it belongs to the Attelabidae family. The males measure about 5mm in length, but the females are larger, at around 7-8mm. The single egg is laid near the edge of a leaf, the leaf is cut and rolled up to protect the developing egg.
ID with help of this site: http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds...
Spotted on May 26, 2013
Submitted on May 26, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks Yuko :) Hvala Jopy!
predivan je! koja boja...bila si u pravu, najljepši!!! bravo!!
Lovely weevil!