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Rosemary Beetle- Chrysolina americana Sint Joris Weert, Belgium (July, 2013).<br /> Chrysolina americana can reach a length of 5&ndash;8 millimetres (0.20&ndash;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).<br /> Habitat:<br /> Is native and common to eastern Europe and the Mediterranean sub-region. Belgium,Chrysolina americana,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Rosemary Beetle- Chrysolina americana

Sint Joris Weert, Belgium (July, 2013).
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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    These are considered a pest in Britain, they are classed as invaders and seem to like eating their way through rosemary and lavender, causing severe damage to lavender crops especially. Such beautiful creatures but I have to remove them from my rosemary bush. Posted 7 years ago
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      I have lavender plants near where I found it so that makes sense. In any case I only found one and the plant isstill OK :-) Posted 7 years ago
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        Watch out though - August is the time for the second flush of these beetles. Posted 7 years ago

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The Rosemary beetle

Chrysolina americana, common name rosemary beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Jun 29, 2013 17:42 in Beekstraat 2, 3051 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
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  • SP-820UZ
  • f/4.0
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO80
  • 5.7mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.