Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Criocerinae » Criocerini » Lilioceris » Lily Leaf Beetle (Lilioceris lilii)
Photo#57728
Red Beetle? - Lilioceris lilii
Copyright © 2006 S Kassam

Red Beetle? - Lilioceris lilii
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 13, 2006
Size: ~8mm
There are 3 pairs in copulative embrace for 4 days on and off on Tiger Lily leafs.

Images of this individual: tag all
Red Beetle? - Lilioceris lilii Red Beetle? - Lilioceris lilii Red Beetle? - Lilioceris lilii Red Beetle? - Lilioceris lilii Lilioceris lilii Lilioceris lilii Lilioceris lilii
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by S Kassam on 15 June, 2006 - 6:57am
Last updated 16 June, 2006 - 7:07am

If they were on the lilies
We wonder if it might be Lilioceris lilii - Lily Leaf Beetle? Images can be found in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 15 June, 2006 - 8:34am login or register to post comments

 
Lilioceris lilii
Quite right - they are common in the Ottawa area, having been imported from Europe into Montreal many years ago.
… Andy Hamilton, 15 June, 2006 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

 
Lily Leaf Beetle - Lilioceris lilii
Many thanks for the identification.
The 3 pairs are still mating after 5 days.
I have added two more images
… S Kassam, 16 June, 2006 - 6:29am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact