Attelabidae

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Attelabidae is a family of leaf-rolling beetles known for their distinctive behavior of cutting and folding leaves to create protective structures for their eggs and larvae.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Attelabidae canonical 2
Attelabinae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf beetle family ⓘ
behavior leaf-rolling ⓘ
belongsTo Curculionoidea ⓘ
characteristicBehavior cutting leaves to form rolls ⓘ
folding leaves to create protective structures ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName leaf-rolling beetles ⓘ
development larvae develop inside leaf rolls ⓘ
diet plant leaves ⓘ
distribution worldwide in temperate and tropical regions ⓘ
ecologicalImpact can be minor pests of fruit trees ⓘ
ecologicalRole herbivores on trees and shrubs ⓘ
eggLayingSite rolled leaves ⓘ
feedingHabit phytophagous ⓘ
habitat areas with broadleaf host plants ⓘ
forests ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasScientificName Attelabidae ⓘ
hasSubfamily Attelabinae ⓘ
linked to: Attelabidae

Rhynchitinae ⓘ
insectGroup weevils and related beetles ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat rolled leaves ⓘ
lifeStage adult ⓘ
egg ⓘ
larva ⓘ
pupa ⓘ
morphologicalFeature compact body form ⓘ
elongated rostrum in many species ⓘ
well-developed mandibles for cutting leaves ⓘ
notableGenus Attelabus ⓘ
Byctiscus ⓘ
Rhynchites ⓘ
order Coleoptera ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
recognizedFor distinctive leaf-rolling behavior ⓘ
reproduction females prepare leaf rolls before oviposition ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior rolling leaves to protect eggs ⓘ
rolling leaves to protect larvae ⓘ
suborder Polyphaga ⓘ
superfamily Curculionoidea ⓘ
taxonomicAuthority described within Curculionoidea systematics ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Curculionoidea → contains → Attelabidae ⓘ
Attelabidae → hasSubfamily → Attelabinae ⓘ
linked to: Attelabidae
Attelabidae → hasScientificName → Attelabidae ⓘ