Homoeolabus analis (Illiger) is one of a large number of New World and Old World leaf-rolling weevils in the family Attelabidae. The leaf-rolling weevils provide fascinating examples of complex, genetically determined behaviors. The leaf roll of an attelabid is referred to as a nidus (plural, niduses or nidi: verb, nidify) - the Latin word for "nest". The process of constructing the leaf roll is termed "nidification".
Pterocolus ovatus Fabricius is an obligate egg predator and nidus kleptoparasite (nest thief) of Homoeolabus analis.
The leaf-rolling weevils and rhynchitids are sometimes treated as subfamilies (Attelabinae and Rhynchitinae) within the family Attelabidae (Arnett 2000), but are treated as separate families by Hamilton (1998) and Vogt (1992). Hamilton (1998) presents evidence for the placement of the pterocolines with the rhynchitids.