Rosemary Beetle

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Doñana National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Doñana National Park From 2019 to 2026
91 In all 6 parks
February 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 Doñana National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rosemary Beetle in Doñana National Park?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rosemary Beetle in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, 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 Doñana National Park the best place to see a Rosemary Beetle?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Rosemary Beetle sightings, Doñana National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, 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 Doñana National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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