Chrysolina quadrigemina
1 Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Symonston, ACT
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| Chrysolina quadrigemina | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | YellowButton | 2 Nov 2020 |
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Each small blade of grass had between 5 - 15 beetles huddled together.
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2 Nov 2020
This beetle is one of the biological controls tried to keep St Johns Wort under check
Location information
- Coordinates 149.137497-35.355750
- Altitude 648.1m
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2020 05:35 PM Recorded on
- YellowButton Recorded by
- on a field of native grass (Not sure of the name) Each small blade had between 5 - 15 beetles huddled together. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- YellowButton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chrysolina quadrigemina Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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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