Chrysolina quadrigemina
| Chrysolina quadrigemina | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Species: | C. quadrigemina
|
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina quadrigemina Suffrian, 1851
| |
Chrysolina quadrigemina is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.
The species was described by 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]
References[]
Categories:
- Chrysomelinae
- Biological pest control
- Taxa named by Christian Wilhelm Ludwig Eduard Suffrian
- Beetles described in 1851
- Chrysomelinae stubs