#3237 · 🪲 beetles

Lily Leaf Beetle

🇳🇱 Leliehaantje ·Lilioceris lilii

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © AnneTanne · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Joe Krein · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Kayla P. · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © IES MANUEL GARCÃA BARROS A ESTRADA- PONTEVEDRA · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Wageningen, Nederland:© André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Noordwijk, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
8. 8315 Luttelgeest, Nederland:© José · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 7131 AZ Lichtenvoorde, Nederland:© luuktemming · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Amsterdam-Noord, Amsterdam, Netherlands:© Stan van Remmerden · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The scarlet lily beetle , red lily beetle , or lily leaf beetle ( Lilioceris lilii ), is a leaf beetle that eats the leaves, stem, buds, and flower, of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae. It lays its eggs most often on Lilium and Fritillaria species. In the absence of Lilium and Fritillaria species, there are fewer eggs laid and the survival rate of eggs and larvae is reduced. It is now a pest in most...

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NL sightings 145iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 14,167iNaturalist observations

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).