Rosemary Beetle

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Rome

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Rome
91 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
December 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 Rome?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 168th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April, June, September–October and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, July–August and November, 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 Rome the best place to see a Rosemary Beetle?

22nd of 25

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Rosemary Beetle sightings, Rome ranks 22nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%), Manchester (United Kingdom, about 20%) and London (United Kingdom, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rosemary Beetle live in Rome?

Same genus: Chrysolina

The closest relatives of the Rosemary Beetle that you can see in Rome (genus Chrysolina) are Bronze Beetle (about 10%), Chrysolina rossia (about 10%) and Plantain 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 Rome (8 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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