Chrysolina hyperici
Chrysolina hyperici is a species of beetles of the family Chrysomelidae.[1]
| Chrysolina hyperici | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Species: | C. hyperici |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina hyperici Forster, 1771 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chrysolina (Hypericia) hyperici hyperici (Forster, 1771) | |
Life cycle
The species lays up to 2.000 eggs on the host plant during the fall. Larvae emerge in the spring. They spend the winter as adults or eggs.
Distribution
Originally distributed in Europa and Asia, it has been introduced in other places as biological control of Hypericum perforatum.[2][3][4][5]
References
- Bugguide.net. Species Chrysolina hyperici - St. Johnswort Beetle
- Huffaker, C. B. and C. E. Kennett (1959). A ten-year study of vegetation change associated with biological control of Klamath weed. Journal of Range Management 12: 69-82.
- Peter Jay Morin. Community Ecology. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 0-86542-350-4. P. 106-107.
- Gilbert Waldbauer. What Good are Bugs?: Insects in the Web of Life. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-674-01027-2. P. 158.
- Richard E. White. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. ISBN 0-395-91089-7. P. 296.
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