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Donacia sparganii Ahrens, 1810 (a leaf beetle)

Suggested Literature

Donacia sparganii may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)
Donacia
(a genus of leaf beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Donacia sparganii is associated with:

Photos adult Nuphar lutea - Yellow Water-lily (Nymphaeaceae) adult feeds on pollen Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
adult Sparganium emersum - Unbranched Bur-reed (Sparganiaceae) adult may be found on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos adult Sparganium erectum - Branched Bur-reed (Sparganiaceae) adult may be found on leaf Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
larva Sparganium angustifolium - Floating Bur-reed (Sparganiaceae) larva feeds on root Cox, M.L., 2007

There may be more taxa associated with Donacia sparganii listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Donacia sparganii:

Donacia sparganii may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland

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