#3185 · 🪲 beetles

Rosemary Beetle

🇳🇱 Rozemarijngoudhaantje ·Chrysolina americana

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Nathan Jackson · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0
3. © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0
4. © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0
5. Graafland, Groot-Ammers, South Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
6. Graafland, Groot-Ammers, Zuid-Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
7. Graafland, Groot-Ammers, South Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
8. Veldhoven, Nederland:© Tom Heijnen · CC BY 4.0
9. Mijdrecht:© Noortje · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Noord-Brabant, NL:© Lars Willighagen · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

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

base stats

NL sightings 475iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 14,695iNaturalist observations
length 8 mmadult, up to

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 475 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #23 most seen of the beetles in NL.
14,695 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Only about 8 mm long.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).