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 a large deep taproot when young that makes transplanting difficult. Because of this, it is fairly uncommon in cultivation and the nursery trade. Additional characteristics include: "Nyssa sylvatica" grows in various uplands and in alluvial stream bottoms from southwestern Maine and New York, to extreme southern Ontario, central Michigan, Illinois, and central Missouri, south to southern Florida, eastern Texas, and eastern Oklahoma. It also occurs locally in central and southern Mexico. Optimum development is made on lower slopes and terraces in the Southeastern United States. "Nyssa sylvatica" is found in a variety of upland and wetland habitats in its extensive