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#3382 · 🪲 beetles

Hazel leaf-roller weevil

🇳🇱 Hazelaarbladrolkever ·Apoderus coryli

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
Hazel leaf-roller weevil, photo 1 of 9
1/9 © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Apoderus coryli , common name hazel-leaf roller weevil , is a species of leaf-rolling beetles belonging to the family Attelabidae subfamily Attelabinae. Because of the trunk-like elongated head, it is often mistakenly attributed to the weevils.

base stats

  • NL sightings 39iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 4,376iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 39 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 4,376 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Hazel leaf-roller weevil
Nederlands
Hazelaarbladrolkever
scientific name
Apoderus coryli
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Attelabidae
sightings in NL
39
sightings in Europe
4,236
sightings worldwide
4,376
GBIF records in NL
1,381
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Attelabidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 60472, Wikidata Q256368, GBIF 1171988, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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