Insect Identification
Hi,
Spotted this little insect (beetle?) while wondering round the garden this morning, it is about the same size as a ladybird, with gold and red stripes along the back, couldnt see underside without disturbing it.


any ideas?
Andy
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Just found this :
http://www.uksafari.com/rosemaryleaf.htm
Which is possible as it was infact on my rosemary, although it is definetly gold rather than green
Yes, a rosemary beetle doing what rosemary beetles do
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Science/Plant-pests/Rosemary-beetle
Thanks Dove, i have read through that page already and a couple of others and most say it is a pest, i am not into killing pests generally (other than slugs and even they just get flung over the fence)
Would you consider this a danger to my rosemary? i have had another look and cant see any others around.
I've had a few on rosemary bushes and lavender but I've never noticed any real damage - like you I prefer to live and let live in most cases. Even the big slugs are welcome here (well, they eat the little ones
).
I leave them alone and marvel at their beauty - besides, OH is really into beetles.