Donacia malinovskyi

Donacia malinovskyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Donacia
Species:
D. malinovskyi
Binomial name
Donacia malinovskyi
Ahrens, 1810

Donacia malinovskyi is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae.

Distribution

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Distributed in Central Europe from France to Poland and in Eastern Europe in the Volga Basin.[1]

Description

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Beetle is 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in) in length. The upper part of the body is dark green or purple, golden on the sides, at least the top of the golden-brown color. Elytron is straightly cut at the top. The median groove of prothorax is deep.

Ecology

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The species can be found in the forest and the steppe zones.[citation needed]

Aberration

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  • Donacia malinovskyi ab. arundinis

References

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  1. ^ "Wydział Nauk Biologicznych". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-11.