Donacia versicolorea (Brahm, 1790)
(a reed beetle)

Interactions where Donacia versicolorea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult may be found on leaf Sagittaria arrowheads Alismatales: Alismataceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Sagittaria/Sagittariaarrowheadsleaf (5-)7-8(-10)
adult adult grazes on leaf Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton natans/Potamogeton natansbroad-leaved pondweedleaf (5-)7-8(-10)
larva larva grazes on leaf Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton natans/Potamogeton natansbroad-leaved pondweedleaf
adult adult grazes on leaf Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog Pondweed Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton polygonifolius/Potamogeton polygonifoliusbog pondweedleaf (5-)7-8(-10)
larva larva grazes on leaf Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog Pondweed Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton polygonifolius/Potamogeton polygonifoliusbog pondweedleaf
adult adult may be found on leaf Glyceria sweet-grasses Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria/Glyceriasweet-grassesleaf (5-)7-8(-10)
adult adult may be found on leaf Sparganium bur-reeds Poales: Typhaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Sparganium/Sparganiumbur-reedsleaf (5-)7-8(-10)
adult adult may be found on leaf Nymphaea alba White Water-lily Nymphaeales: Nymphaeaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia versicolorea/Donacia versicoloreaa reed beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Nymphaeales/Nymphaeaceae/Nymphaea alba/Nymphaea albawhite water-lilyleaf (5-)7-8(-10)

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Donacia versicolorea (a reed beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Donacia versicolorea (a reed beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDonacia versicolorea (a reed beetle)
GenusDonacia (a genus of reed beetles)
SubfamilyDONACIINAE (reed beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Donacia versicolorea (a reed beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Donacia versicolorea (a reed beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Donacia versicolorea (a reed beetle):

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