Chrysolina quadrigemina

Chrysolina quadrigemina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Hypericia
Species:
C. quadrigemina
Binomial name
Chrysolina quadrigemina
(Suffrian, 1851)

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]

  1. ^ "Chrysolina quadrigemina (Suffrian, 1851)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chrysolina quadrigemina". biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu. Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2023.