Biology:Macroplea japana

Short description: Species of beetle

Macroplea japana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Donaciinae
Genus:	Macroplea
Species:	M. japana
Binomial name
Macroplea japana

Macroplea japana is a species of beetle from the family of leaf beetles of the subfamily Donaciinae. Beetle is up to 6 mm. in length. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of Macroplea mutica.

Distribution

The beetle can be found in Asian countries like Japan , and Primorsky krai of Russia . It considered to be a native species of Asia, Australia , Europe, and North America. In North America it is considered to be an invasive species since the 1950s.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1942544 entry