Donacia thalassina
Size 6.5 to 8.5 mm. Shiny bronze, usually with a coppery tinge, sometimes greyish or greenish on the pronotum and elytra.
Other Donacia species.
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By standing water and in marshy areas.
Most likely to be encountered from May to late summer.
Three-year life cycle, overwintering as 2nd instar larvae (winter 1) and 5th instar larvae (winter 2). Then, hibernation may occur as pupae or as adults in cocoons. Associated with a range of water plants.
Widespread but uncommon in the UK where it is classed as Scarce (Notable B).
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Tim Sexton
Rutland Water Nature Reserve
10 September 2021
Tim Sexton
Rutland Water Nature Reserve
10 September 2021
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Chrysomelidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 10/09/2021 (Sexton, Timothy)
- Last record:
- 22/06/2022 (Sexton, Timothy)
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