Donacia versicolorea - Leaf Beetle
Back To
....
Classification Order: Coleoptera– Leaf Beetles Family: ChrysomelidaeHome > Coleoptera >> Chrysomelidae
Length . 6.2 - 8.9mm
Phenology Late Spring to early Autumn Food: Adults on leaves.
Life Cycle Overwintering: Two-year life cycle.
Identification Caution Basic colour: Variably dark to blackish, often with tiny pin-prick reflections of light, often giving the appearance of (e.g.) gold speckles. Possible Confusion species: Donacia crassipes
Habitat Various still and flowing water-bodies where there are pondweeds
Host plant: Pondweeds, Potamogeton spp.
