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.

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

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.[1]

References
  1. Distribution


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