Homoeolabus analis

Homoeolabus analis
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)

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. The leaf roll of an Attelabidae 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. It is often preyed upon by the obligate egg predator and nest thief; Thief Weevil.