Chrysolina quadrigemina
Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Ngunnawal, ACT
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| Chrysolina quadrigemina | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | Rosie | 28 Dec 2025 |
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One beetle seen but several SJW plants had been skeletonised presumably by the beetles. Hundreds of SJW plants present in the reserve and in the area's easements or around installations.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.110900-35.179050
- Altitude 635.5m
- Maps Hill Reserve
- Places Ngunnawal, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Dec 2025 10:32 AM Recorded on
- Rosie Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Rosie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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