| Macroplea appendiculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Macroplea |
| Species: | M. appendiculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroplea appendiculata Panzer, 1794 | |
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.
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