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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]
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.
Beetles are found near rivers and lakes, they feed on generally pondweed ( Potamogeton) and Myriophyllum plants.
Macroplea appendiculata | |
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Species: | M. 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]
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.
Beetles are found near rivers and lakes, they feed on generally pondweed ( Potamogeton) and Myriophyllum plants.