Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Donacia
- Donacia aquatica
Common name
Zircon Reed Beetle
Images
Source: Malcolm Greenwood
Description
Size: 6.7-8.8mm
Basic colour: Shining gold
Pattern colour: Elytra with broad rainbow-brilliant reddish-purple longitudinal band
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Basic colour: Shining gold
Pattern colour: Elytra with broad rainbow-brilliant reddish-purple longitudinal band
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Widespread in the Palaearctic.
Biology
Status: Rare (RDB3)
RDB Category: Rare (RDB3)
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Sedge-dominated vegetation at the margins of open standing water; also flushed areas with rushes by upland tarns.
Host plant: various sedges, bur-reeds, sweet-grasses etc.
Overwintering: Adults may overwinter on land, but details uncertain.
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae at roots.
RDB Category: Rare (RDB3)
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Sedge-dominated vegetation at the margins of open standing water; also flushed areas with rushes by upland tarns.
Host plant: various sedges, bur-reeds, sweet-grasses etc.
Overwintering: Adults may overwinter on land, but details uncertain.
Food: Adults on leaves, larvae at roots.
Articles
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(2012), Donacia aquatica (Linnaeus) (Chrysomelidae) from Stirlingshire The Coleopterist 21(1):12
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(2007),
Current status of Donacia aquatica Linnaeus (Chrysomelidae) in Britain and Ireland
The Coleopterist 16(1):25