Chrysolina quadrigemina

Greater St Johns Wort beetle at Garran, ACT

Chrysolina quadrigemina at Garran, ACT - 19 Oct 2015 04:49 PM
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Chrysolina quadrigemina 10 Aug 2016 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 9 Aug 2016 roymcd

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Hundreds of them tucking into the St. John's Wort.

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RogerF wrote:
   10 Aug 2016
St Johns Wort beetle Chrysolina quadrigemina, introdused as a biological control agent.
Roy, many of the insects that you are postingcan be readily identified from my insect book available from the Botanic Gardens Bookshop.
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