Chrysolina quadrigemina

Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Identification history

	Chrysolina quadrigemina	31 Oct 2018	KimPullen
	Unverified	30 Oct 2018	Christine

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Seemed slightly bigger than, but very similar to a lady beetle, but appeared uniformly black. However in my photo i think it looks greenish on the wings. Photo taken from inside the car when it landed on the windscreen.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.958616 -35.245906
Places Denman Prospect, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 Oct 2018 12:57 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Chrysolina quadrigemina Scientific name
Greater St Johns Wort beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1025.94m Recorded at altitude
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