Macroplea appendiculata is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae which can be found in Northern and Central Europe.[1]
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| Macroplea appendiculata Panzer, 1794
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Description
editBeetle 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
editBeetles are found near rivers and lakes, they feed on generally pondweed (Potamogeton) and Myriophyllum plants.
References
edit- ^ "Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Colour". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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