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