Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)
(a reed beetle)

Interactions where Macroplea appendiculata 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
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots Sagittaria sagittifolia Arrowhead Alismatales: Alismataceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Sagittaria sagittifolia/Sagittaria sagittifoliaarrowheadroots
adult (subaquatic) subaquatic adult may be found on Butomus umbellatus Flowering-rush Alismatales: Butomaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/Butomus umbellatusflowering-rush (2-)4-9(-11)
adult (subaquatic) subaquatic adult grazes on submerged leaf Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel 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/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton pectinatus/Potamogeton pectinatusfennel pondweedsubmergedleaf (2-)4-9(-11)
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel Pondweed Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton pectinatus/Potamogeton pectinatusfennel pondweed
larva (gregarious) gregarious larva feeds on buried root Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel 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/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlegregariouslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton pectinatus/Potamogeton pectinatusfennel pondweedburiedroot
adult (subaquatic) subaquatic adult may be found on Nymphoides peltata Fringed Water-lily Asterales: Menyanthaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Menyanthaceae/Nymphoides peltata/Nymphoides peltatafringed water-lily (2-)4-9(-11)
adult (subaquatic) subaquatic adult grazes on submerged leaf Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate Water-milfoil Saxifragales: Haloragaceae 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/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/Myriophyllum alterniflorumalternate water-milfoilsubmergedleaf (2-)4-9(-11)
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate Water-milfoil Saxifragales: Haloragaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/Myriophyllum alterniflorumalternate water-milfoil
larva (gregarious) gregarious larva feeds on buried root Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate Water-milfoil Saxifragales: Haloragaceae 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/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlegregariouslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/Myriophyllum alterniflorumalternate water-milfoilburiedroot
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots Bolboschoenus maritimus Sea Club-rush Poales: Cyperaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Bolboschoenus maritimus/Bolboschoenus maritimussea club-rushroots
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots Carex sedges Poales: Cyperaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesroots
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots Schoenoplectus lacustris Common Club-rush Poales: Cyperaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus lacustris/Schoenoplectus lacustriscommon club-rushroots
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots Sparganium erectum Branched Bur-reed Poales: Typhaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Sparganium erectum/Sparganium erectumbranched bur-reedroots
cocoon (subaquatic) subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots Typha angustifolia Lesser Bulrush Poales: Typhaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlesubaquaticcocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushroots
larva (gregarious) gregarious larva feeds on buried root Typha angustifolia Lesser Bulrush Poales: Typhaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/Macroplea appendiculataa reed beetlegregariouslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushburiedroot

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMacroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle)
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 Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Macroplea appendiculata (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 Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle):

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