#chrysomelidae

Leaf Beetle (Family Chrysomelidae), larva, taken July 3, 2026, in New Hampshire, US

American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus). Family Apidae, order Hymenoptera. It is joined by a,

Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). Family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

The beetle had been bothering the bee for a while, and it eventually got on top of the bee and ran over it until the bee let go of the thistle and fell to the ground. I helped it back up and put it back on the thistle. Video below the cut!

Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. October 2022.

Green mint beetles after the rain.

(Chrysolina herbacea, female and male imago's, on Mentha spec.)

Rosemary beetle - well aware they're not native species but neither is the rosemary they're living on. I might eventually swap that for a more fitting option but i think i'll miss my beetle neighbours when i do. They enjoy playing dead but trust me this pal was alive and well (and very hard to get off my finger again, you'd think they'd prefer the rosemary over my useless flesh).