Chrysolina hyperici
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| Chrysolina hyperici | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysolina |
| Subgenus: | Hypericia |
| Species: | C. hyperici |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolina hyperici (Forster, 1771) | |
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Chrysolina hyperici, the Saint John's wort beetle is a species of beetles of the family Chrysomelidae.[1]
The species lays up to 2,000 eggs on the host plant during the early fall.[1] They lay their eggs on the undersides of leaves of new fall basal growth on its host plant, St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum).[2] The larvae feed for a month on the leaves, emerging at night and hiding during the day. When full grown they move to the soil to pupate. After two weeks they emerge as adults. In the spring the adults feed upon new growth of their host plant.
