Donacia semicuprea

Donacia semicuprea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Donaciinae
Genus:	Donacia
Species:	D. semicuprea
Binomial name
Donacia semicuprea Panzer, 1796

Donacia semicuprea is a species of leaf beetles of the subfamily of Donaciinae.

Distribution

The species can be found in the following European territories: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad region, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, mainland Norway, Poland, Romania, all of Russia except the north, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia including Serbia. Kosovo, Voivodina and Montenegro.^[1]

Ecology and habitats

Adult beetles feed on leaves Glyceria maxima and Glyceria notata. The pupa develops among the roots of Sparganium erectum. The larvae feed on roots and leaves of the large Manik different kinds of manna (Glyceria).

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