Rosemary Beetle

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Dublin

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

15 Verified sightings at Dublin
91 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rosemary Beetle

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

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
4 Naples 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
5 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
6 Athens 🇬🇷 Greece
~10%
7 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
8 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
9 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
10 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rosemary Beetle in Dublin?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle sighting in Dublin on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 48th most-seen of the 121 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rosemary Beetle in Dublin?

April and June–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle in Dublin on a given day, against under 5% in May and December–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rosemary Beetle?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rosemary Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Dublin the best place to see a Rosemary Beetle?

17th of 25

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Rosemary Beetle sightings, Dublin ranks 17th at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%), Manchester (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Where does the Rosemary Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rosemary Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Dublin (15 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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