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True reed beetles
Donacocia
Donacocia is the largest subgenus of the aquatic leaf beetle genus Donacia. About 21 species are found in North America and a further 75 species in the Palaearctic Region, ranging from Europe to Asia. Species of the subgenus Donacocia are aquatic, living in larval stages attached to aquatic plant roots. Adults are found on the stems and flower heads of these plants. Typically they are found on sedges and species of the genera Sparganium and Sagittaria.
37 branches of this group, most-observed first
Grooved Leaf Beetle
speciesDonacia semicuprea
Depressed Aquatic Leaf Beetle
speciesDonacia marginata
Donacia subtilis
complexDonacia subtilis
Donacia cinerea
speciesDonacia cinerea
Donacia bicolora
speciesDonacia bicolora
plain reed beetle
speciesDonacia simplex
common reed beetle
speciesDonacia vulgaris
Donacia caerulea
speciesDonacia caerulea
Donacia distincta
complexDonacia distincta
Donacia bicoloricornis
speciesDonacia bicoloricornis
Rugose reed beetle
speciesDonacia rugosa
Donacia impressa
speciesDonacia impressa
Tuberculate reed beetle
speciesDonacia tuberculata
Donacia assimilis
speciesDonacia assimilis
Donacia japana
speciesDonacia japana
Pubescent sedge beetle
speciesDonacia pubescens
Copper Aquatic Leaf Beetle
speciesDonacia cuprea
Donacia liebecki
speciesDonacia liebecki
Donacia obscura
speciesDonacia obscura
Donacia clavareaui
speciesDonacia clavareaui
Donacia thalassina
speciesDonacia thalassina
Donacia flemola
speciesDonacia flemola
Donacia katsurai
speciesDonacia katsurai
Donacia nitidior
speciesDonacia nitidior
Donacia splendens
speciesDonacia splendens
Donacia brevitarsis
speciesDonacia brevitarsis
Donacia springeri
speciesDonacia springeri
Donacia hirtihumeralis
speciesDonacia hirtihumeralis
Donacia frontalis
speciesDonacia frontalis
Donacia brevicornis
speciesDonacia brevicornis
Donacia antiqua
speciesDonacia antiqua
Donacia cazieri
speciesDonacia cazieri
Donacia megacornis
speciesDonacia megacornis
Donacia vicina
speciesDonacia vicina
Donacia tominagai
speciesDonacia tominagai
Donacia dissimilis
speciesDonacia dissimilis
Donacia aureocincta
speciesDonacia aureocincta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1541387.