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Oak leaf roller
Attelabus nitens
47.5364, 26.1947
Field Notes
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.
Reference Links:
http://www.thewcg.org.uk/Attelabidae/0651.htm
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 3, 2016
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