Hazel Leaf-roller - Apoderus coryli
This beetle has red elytra and a black head which narrows at the rear forming a distinct neck.
This species is relatively easy to identify and is unlikely to be confused with anything else. However a photo is required to confirm your record.
On Hazel.
May to July.
Larvae feed in rolled up leaves of hazel, which the adult female cuts and prepares.
Widespread and fairly frequent in England and Wales.
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were only 3 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
David Nicholls
Fosse Meadows
08 July 2011
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
28 April 2021
on birch
Ricky Gibbs
Fosse Meadows
28 May 2016
Fosse Meadows May 2016
Mark Skevington
Burbage Wood
07 May 2022
Mark Skevington
Burbage Wood
07 May 2022
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Species profile
- Common names
- Hazel Leaf-roller, Hazel Leaf-Roller Weevil
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Attelabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 10
- First record:
- 08/07/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 10/07/2024 (Calow, Graham)
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Steve Harris
Burbage Woods
26 June 2020
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
08 July 2011
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
28 May 2018
Steve Harris
Burbage Woods
26 June 2020
David Nicholls
Fosse Meadows
08 July 2011
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
11 May 2021
