Donacia malinovskyi is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae.
| Donacia malinovskyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Donacia |
| Species: | D. malinovskyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Donacia malinovskyi Ahrens, 1810
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Distribution
editDistributed in Central Europe from France to Poland and in Eastern Europe in the Volga Basin.[1]
Description
editBeetle is 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in) in length. The upper part of the body is dark green or purple, golden on the sides, at least the top of the golden-brown color. Elytron is straightly cut at the top. The median groove of prothorax is deep.
Ecology
editThe species can be found in the forest and the steppe zones.[citation needed]
Aberration
edit- Donacia malinovskyi ab. arundinis
References
edit- ^ "Wydział Nauk Biologicznych". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-11.