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greater St. John's wort beetle

Chrysolina quadrigemina

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 4, February 3, March 4, April 7, May 11, June 7, July 6, August 5, September 5, October 4, November 3, December 3.
United States107
Colorado62
Australia14
Idaho13
Massachusetts11
Oregon8
Victoria5
Washington4
Australian Capital Territory4
California3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLeaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae
GenusChrysolina

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