Chrysolina hyperici (Förster, 1771)
st johnswort beetle
on Hypericum
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
Hypericaceae, monophagous
Hypericum hirsutum, maculatum, perforatum, tetrapterum.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Hennig
pupa
See Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b).
synonyms
Chrysochloa, Chrysomela, hyperici.
notes
Successfully employed in the biological control of Hypericum perforatum in North America and New Zealand.
references
Biondi (1994b), Bukejs & Telnov (2010a), Drees (2014a), Hennig (1938a), Michelsen (2009a), Petitpierre & Doguet (1986a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Regalin, Bezděk, Penati & Ciapponi (2006a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a), Steinhausen (1996a, 2001b).