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Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Description:

Chrysolina americana can reach a length of 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in). They have a colourful elytra with metallic green and purple longitudinal stripes. The wings are quite short, so these beetles can not fly. This species feeds on various aromatic Lamiaceae, mainly on rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) (hence the common name), lavender (Lavandula) and thyme (Thymus).

Habitat:

Is native and common to eastern Europe and the Mediterranean sub-region.

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6 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Thanks for the nice comments :-)

iPhotography
iPhotography 10 years ago

Beautiful!
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Also thank you very much for the warm welcome!

Yasser
Yasser 10 years ago

Love the colors! A little jewel.

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Thanks for the nice comments: just found it in my terrace. We have lavender on the side and then I learned they feed on this type of plant so probably this is what attracted it :-)

Gorgeous, Marta!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 10 years ago

Truly beautiful! Just like a jewelry. :-)

The MnMs
Spotted by
The MnMs

Oud-Heverlee, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

Spotted on Jun 29, 2013
Submitted on Aug 11, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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