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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Aquatic Leaf Beetles (Donaciinae) » Donacia
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aquatic leaf beetle - Donacia - male - female
Copyright © 2019 Molly Jacobson

aquatic leaf beetle - Donacia - Male Female
Howland Island, Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area, Savannah, Wayne County, New York, USA
July 12, 2019
We see hundreds of these out in the marshes, generally associated with white waterlily. I believe this pair was on burreed. Skittish, difficult to photograph (and I have fallen enough times to know I won't risk my camera out here!)
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 13 July, 2019 - 10:16pm
Last updated 11 March, 2020 - 6:03am

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Donacia?
These look like Donacia in the Chrysomelidae. I've usually found them around lily pads.
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