Apoderus coryli length of about . This species is rather similar to the oak roller weevil ("Attelabus nitens") and "Apoderus erythropterus", that shows a black pronotum. All three species produce leaf wraps into which the eggs are laid. Adults can be found between May and September. They feed on leaves of the host plant, the hazel ("Corylus avellana"), hence the Latin name "coryli" of the species, meaning hazelnut. Only in exceptional cases other deciduous trees, such as alder ("Alnus" species), birch ("Betula" species), common hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus") , common beech ("Fagus sylvatica") and hop-hornbeam ("Ostrya carpinifolia") are used as host plants. After
Nyssa sylvatica in the Northeast is "pepperidge." On Martha's Vineyard, in Massachusetts, this species is called "beetlebung", perhaps for its use in making the mallet known as a beetle, used for hammering bungs (stoppers) into barrels. "Nyssa sylvatica" grows to tall, rarely to , with a trunk diameter of , rarely up to . These trees typically have a straight trunk with the branches extending outward at right angles. The bark is dark gray and flaky when young, but it becomes furrowed with age, resembling alligator hide on very old stems. The twigs of this tree are reddish-brown, usually hidden by a