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Chrysolina hyperici - France After seeing one from America being uploaded and having the only other one currently on JD from Austrlia, while on both continents the beetle was introduced for biological control, I figured we should have at least one here from the original continent :o)<br />
Oldish image - should have better, but apparently not on this laptop ...  Chrysolina,Chrysolina hyperici,Chrysomelidae,Chrysomelinae,St Johns Wort Beetle,nl: Grote hertshooigoudhaan Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Chrysolina hyperici - France

After seeing one from America being uploaded and having the only other one currently on JD from Austrlia, while on both continents the beetle was introduced for biological control, I figured we should have at least one here from the original continent :o)
Oldish image - should have better, but apparently not on this laptop ...

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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

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded May 17, 2019.