Deporaus betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDeporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller)
GenusDeporaus (a genus of beetles)
FamilyRHYNCHITIDAE (a family of leafroller weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Deporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller) :
1: Deporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller)
24 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Rolled Hazel leaves vacated by larvae
Image 1: Rolled leaf - opened up - upperside - transmitted lightImage 2: Rolled leaf - opened up - upperside - transmitted light - enlargedImage 3: Rolled leaf - opened up - undersideImage 4: Rolled leaf - opened up - underside - enlargedImage 5: Rolled leaf - opened up - underside - transmitted lightImage 6: Rolled leaf - opened up - underside - transmitted light - enlargedImage 7: Rolled leaf - uppersideImage 8: Rolled leaf - upperside (2)Image 9: Rolled leaf - undersideImage 10: Rolled leaf - underside (2)Image 11: Rolled leaves - uppersidesImage 12: Rolled leaves - undersides
2: Deporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller)
2 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Rowan
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral view
3: Deporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller)
4 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Birch
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral view

Deporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Deporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Deporaus betulae (Birch Leaf-roller, Birch Leaf Roller)

Common and widely distributed throughout the British Isles.

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