Macroplea appendiculata
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| Macroplea appendiculata Panzer, 1794
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Macroplea appendiculata is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae which can be found in Northern and Central Europe.[1]
Description[]
Beetle length is 5.5–8.5 millimetres (0.22–0.33 in), and is orange.[2] The first segment of hind tarsi much shorter than the second. Notum almost square. Thorn on top of elytron is long and thin. The head and shield with a red-yellow hairs, prothorax and elytra have a yellow color, the points in the grooves between rows, and often prominent on elytra back.
Ecology[]
Beetles are found near rivers and lakes, they feed on generally pondweed (Potamogeton) and Myriophyllum plants.
References[]
- ^ "Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Colour". Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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Categories:
- Beetles described in 1794
- Beetles of Europe
- Taxa named by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer
- Donaciinae
- Chrysomelidae stubs