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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Aquatic Leaf Beetles (Donaciinae) » Donacia
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Beetle - Donacia
Copyright © 2007 Bill Johnson

Beetle - Donacia
Pine River, Cass County, Minnesota, USA
June 17, 2007
A neat beetle at the black-light.
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 27 June, 2007 - 8:00pm
Last updated 10 January, 2008 - 1:40pm

Thanks, Brad
Now that you mention it, I wonder if it isn't a Donacia spp.? There was water very near to where I shot this.
… Bill Johnson, 27 June, 2007 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Donacia
probably a male, because of the prolonged hindlegs.
… Boris Büche, 28 June, 2007 - 4:13am login or register to post comments

Leaf beetle
Chrysomelidae.
… Brad Barnd, 27 June, 2007 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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