Chrysolina quadrigemina
Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Paddys River, ACT
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| Chrysolina quadrigemina | KimberiRP | 30 Jun 2023 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 3 Oct 2021 |
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Beetle about 10mm.
1 comment
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.
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
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston 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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