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Oxythyrea sp.
The first picture clearly shows the hairs but o the other two they are difficult to see, probably due to the camera angle. If I recall correctly, they were about a half inch long.
Coastal marshes on a thistle.
This one was ID'ed as O. funesta, and it looks very similar to yours: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Ox...
I wonder how important the spot pattern is to the species ID. O. funresta is the only pilose Oxythrea I've found so far, and some are more densely hairy than others.
I see the Oxythyrea funesta is also called a White-spotted Rose Beetle, but the white spot pattern does not match that one.
Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 12, 2012
