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St. John's Wort beetle

Chrysolina quadrigemina

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A polished acacia leaf beetle with rows of pitting along the elytra. Scarce.
Note the red mites attached

Habitat:

On Acacia.
Mt Lofty nature reserve

Notes:

Seems to be european;
http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/chrysolin…
Research by Mark indicated this is an introduced species for biological control of St. John's Wort
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/23520459?q&versionId=28470408
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/239826162

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Comments (2)
MartinL
Well researched Mark, as always. This chap was on Acacia but possibly got lost while visiting his cousin Calomela. There is certainly St Johns Wort in this park so our data seems to be consistent.
Mark Ridgway
Introduced to control St John's wort and naturalised. 8-/ Thanks Martin.

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