Chrysolina quadrigemina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Chrysolina |
Subgenus: | Hypericia |
Species: | C. quadrigemina
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Binomial name | |
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Suffrian, 1851)
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Chrysolina quadrigemina is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.
The species was described by Christian Wilhelm Ludwig Eduard Suffrian in 1851.[1] It is native to Europe and North Africa.[2]
It feeds on Hypericum perforatum and other members of the genus. This plant is an introduced invasive pest in North America and Australia. The beetle was introduced in these regions as a biological control.[2]