Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Fadden, ACT
Identification history
| Chrysolina quadrigemina | 3 Nov 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Chrysolina quadrigemina | 3 Nov 2025 | Mike |
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Mike
wrote:
4 Nov 2025
There are huge number of these beetles this year. Thy are skeletonising St John's wort, but there is still plenty left to eat.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.131093-35.391188
- Altitude 687.0m
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2025 05:50 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Mike NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chrysolina quadrigemina Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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