Donacia is a large genus of aquatic leaf beetles in the subfamily Donaciinae. Like other members of that subfamily, the beetles have long antennae. They are active and able to fly. Larvae feed on submerged portions of aquatic plants, such as water lilies, and breathe oxygen from plant vessels. Adults live on surface parts of the same plants.

Donacia
Donacia versicolorea
Donacia marginata mating pair
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Donaciinae
Tribe: Donaciini
Genus: Donacia
Fabricius, 1775

Species edit

These 113 species belong to the genus Donacia:[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Donacia". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "Donacia genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

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