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Chrysolina hyperici - Two-tone Quite often this species has subtle two-tone colouring with the pronotum somewhat differently iridiscent from the elytra. Here the elytra are more bronze vs. the greener pronotum Chrysolina,Chrysolina hyperici,Chrysomelidae,Chrysomelinae,Geotagged,Hypericum perforatum,Netherlands,St Johns Wort Beetle,nl: Grote hertshooigoudhaan Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Chrysolina hyperici - Two-tone

Quite often this species has subtle two-tone colouring with the pronotum somewhat differently iridiscent from the elytra. Here the elytra are more bronze vs. the greener pronotum

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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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Uploaded Jun 4, 2019. Captured in Gasthuisgraaf 4, 6136 KS Sittard, Netherlands.
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