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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Chrysomelinae » Chrysomelini » Doryphorina » Chrysolina » subgenus Hypericia (Chrysolina subgenus Hypericia) » St. Johnswort Beetle (Chrysolina hyperici)
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Beetle - Chrysolina hyperici
Copyright © 2006 Beatriz Moisset

Beetle - Chrysolina hyperici
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
May 5, 2006
Earthwatch expedition: Pacific Prairie Wildflowers.

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 14 May, 2006 - 9:38am
Last updated 31 January, 2019 - 8:30am

Moved
Moved from Chrysolina to species page, because the reduced brillancy of the dorsal surface suggest this sp.
For a certain seperation of the two Hypericum-feeders, inspection of male genitalia is needed.
… Boris Büche, 4 September, 2007 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

confirmed
C.hyperici or quadrigemina - species pair very difficult to discriminate.
… Boris Büche, 29 May, 2007 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

Leaf Beetle
This is a Leaf Beetle, and I think it’s in the genus Chrysolina. Use http://bugguide.net/node/view/44323 and http://bugguide.net/node/view/19956 to compare.
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 14 May, 2006 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Absolutely.
No doubt the genus is Chrysolina. Good call, Aaron.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 May, 2006 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
to both of you.
… Beatriz Moisset, 15 May, 2006 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

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