Rosemary Beetle

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Manchester

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

99 Verified sightings at Manchester
91 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
September 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 Manchester?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 458 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 Manchester?

June and September–October

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

Among the best

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Rosemary Beetle sightings, Manchester ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rosemary Beetle live in Manchester?

Same family: Chrysomelidae

The closest relatives of the Rosemary Beetle that you can see in Manchester (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 Manchester (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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