Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Identification history
| Chrysolina quadrigemina | 26 Oct 2019 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Oct 2019 | SandraH |
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This beetle defoliates the St John's Wort plant, eats the flower buds. A couple of years ago noticed them on the plants at Kambah Pool end of the track, now at the Tuggeranong Creek end in big numbers
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.050983-35.410851
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2019 09:08 AM Recorded on
- SandraH Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) SandraH
Additional information
- St John's Wort. Many plants in some area had hundreds of beetles, others only a few. Many more beetles than in previous years Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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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