Rosemary Beetle

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Liverpool

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

99 Verified sightings at Liverpool
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 Liverpool?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

June and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, 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 Liverpool the best place to see a Rosemary Beetle?

Yes

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Rosemary Beetle sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Manchester (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rosemary Beetle live in Liverpool?

Same family: Chrysomelidae

The closest relatives of the Rosemary Beetle that you can see in Liverpool (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Alder Leaf Beetle (about 40%), Green Dock Beetle (about 10%) and Lily Leaf Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Liverpool (99 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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