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Macroplea mutica
Macroplea mutica is a species of leaf beetles of the subfamily Donaciinae. It considered to be a Palearctic species, but can be found in Central Europe and Turkey.
From the article Macroplea mutica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults size is 4.5–6 mm, but could extend up to 7 mm. Prothorax much narrowed to the base, mostly with two or three longitudinal black spots. The vertex angle of elytron is extended in a triangular spine.
Range & habitat
The beetle lives in Baltic, Mediterranean, and Caspian Seas. Some of the species were discovered on Lake Balaton, in Hungary, which were apparently relatives of the Baltic Sea species.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Adult beetles are grazing on the leaves of pondweed (Potamogeton) and Ruppia (Ruppiaceae).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1000085.