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Chrysolina hyperici St. Johns Wort Beetle. This insect is introduced to Australia for a biological control of St. Johns Wort. <br /> There are only five species in Australia in this large worldwide genus. At least two have been introduced to tackle escaped weed species. Australia,Chrysolina,Chrysolina hyperici,Chrysolina quadrigemina,Geotagged,St Johns Wort Beetle,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Chrysolina hyperici

St. Johns Wort Beetle. This insect is introduced to Australia for a biological control of St. Johns Wort.
There are only five species in Australia in this large worldwide genus. At least two have been introduced to tackle escaped weed species.

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    Interesting Martin - thanks for the notes in the description - I was wondering about that when I saw you uploaded a Chrysolina :o) Cheers, Arp Posted 7 years ago
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      Yes, its partly to add some information to your collection. Chrysolina is different from any endemic genus in Australia. The pronotal lateral grooves are quite distinct Posted 7 years ago

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The St Johns Wort Beetle

Chrysolina hyperici is a metallic leaf beetle in the large worldwide genus Chrysolina. It was introduced into Australia to control the weed species Hypericum perforatum

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By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Nov 21, 2017. Captured Feb 21, 2015 17:17 in Stephen Rd, Wonga Park VIC 3115, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 450D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 65mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.