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Rosemary beetle

Chrysolina americana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbeetles

The rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the rosemary beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rosemary beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rosemary beetle as introduced in 7 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Latviainvasive
  2. Belgium
  3. Cyprus
  4. Israel
  5. Netherlands
  6. Sweden
  7. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the rosemary beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rosemary beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusChrysolina
  7. SpeciesChrysolina americana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chrysomela americana

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Escarabat del RomaníCatalan
  • Rosmarin-BlattkäferGerman
  • Escarabajo del RomeroSpanish
  • Chrysoline américaineFrench
  • עלית רוזמריןHebrew
  • Buba ružmarinaCroatian
  • Crisomelide rosso verdeItalian
  • Amerikinis puošnysLithuanian
  • RozemarijngoudhaanDutch
  • Złotka rozmarynowaPolish
  • Carochinha-do-AlecrimPortuguese
  • rosmarinbaggeSwedish
  • Chrysomèle américaineFrench
  • Chrysomèle de la lavandeFrench
  • Chrysomèle du romarinFrench
  • Chrysomèle du Romarin, Patriote à bandesFrench
  • RozemarijngoudhaantjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rosemary beetle

Other species in the same genus Chrysolina.

Leaf beetle

Chrysolina coerulans

ChrysomelidaeNo free photo yet

Tansy beetle

Chrysolina graminis

ChrysomelidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the rosemary beetle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the rosemary beetle as invasive in 1 country: Latvia. It lists it as introduced in 7 in all.

What kind of animal is the rosemary beetle?

The rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosemary-beetle

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“Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosemary-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{rosemary_beetle_2026,
  title = {Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosemary-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}