Chrysolina quadrigemina

Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Chrysolina quadrigemina	30 Jun 2023	KimberiRP
	Unverified	3 Oct 2021	trevorpreston

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Beetle about 10mm.

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KimberiRP wrote:

6 Apr 2023

This one is a puzzle. I don't know anything with this pattern of punctures on the elytra. The body shape suggests Chrysomelidae or Tenebrionidae, but without seeing the legs, antennae etc. I can't go any further.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.075839 -35.450561
Altitude 597.9m
Maps Point Hut to Tharwa Point Hut Hill
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Oct 2021 02:47 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm 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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