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Identify little beetle please.

madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
edited May 2019 in Wildlife gardening
Saw this little beetle on my Oleander.
About 1cm long and a lovely petrol blue (colour does not show up well in the photo though).

“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
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  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    Don't know, but do know that there over a million known insect species and more than one third of those are beetles!
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Think it may be a Blue Mint Leaf beetle after a bit of Googling.
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    madpenguin said:
    Think it may be a Blue Mint Leaf beetle after a bit of Googling.
    Does look like it. Lovely looking critter IMHO.
  • Big Blue SkyBig Blue Sky Posts: 716
    There were a lot of big insects that looked like beetles flying around in our garden after dark tonight. Making an awful lot of noise  like little helicopters. What could they be?
    Surrey
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Big Blue Sky said:
    There were a lot of big insects that looked like beetles flying around in our garden after dark tonight. Making an awful lot of noise  like little helicopters. What could they be?
    Possibly May Bugs (Cockchafer)?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    madpenguin said:
    Big Blue Sky said:
    There were a lot of big insects that looked like beetles flying around in our garden after dark tonight. Making an awful lot of noise  like little helicopters. What could they be?
    Possibly May Bugs (Cockchafer)?
    Almost certainly, it's that time of year again, little flying tanks.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    madpenguin said:
    Think it may be a Blue Mint Leaf beetle after a bit of Googling.
    Did it taste minty?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • BurtsnestBurtsnest Posts: 174
    Hmm the romance certainly isn't dead in my garden.  Looks like they had a little meal first too 😳
  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    At junior school they'd have told us they were playing piggybacks :)
  • devonsuedevonsue Posts: 2
    edited May 2019
    Burtsnest. They look like red lily beetles. They will eat the lily flower buds. Need to get them off your lilies.
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