Donacia cinerea Herbst, 1784
(a reed beetle)

Interactions where Donacia cinerea 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
larva larva is associated with 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/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlelarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesroots
cocoon cocoon may be found among roots Minor 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/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlecocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Sparganium erectum/Sparganium erectumbranched bur-reedrootsMinor
adult adult grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Major Typha angustifolia Lesser Bulrush Poales: Typhaceae 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 cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushwindowedleaf (upper surface)Major (3-)4-7(-11)
cocoon 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/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlecocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrushroots
larva larva feeds on roots Typha angustifoliaQuestionable Lesser Bulrush Poales: Typhaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/Typha angustifolialesser bulrush?roots
adult adult grazes on windowed leaf (upper surface) Major Typha latifolia Bulrush, Greater Reedmace Poales: Typhaceae 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 cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha latifolia/Typha latifoliabulrush, greater reedmacewindowedleaf (upper surface)Major (3-)4-7(-11)
cocoon cocoon may be found among roots Typha latifolia Bulrush, Greater Reedmace Poales: Typhaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlecocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha latifolia/Typha latifoliabulrush, greater reedmaceroots
larva larva feeds on roots Typha latifolia Bulrush, Greater Reedmace Poales: Typhaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Donacia cinerea/Donacia cinereaa reed beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha latifolia/Typha latifoliabulrush, greater reedmaceroots

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDonacia cinerea (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 cinerea (a reed beetle)

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

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

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