Rosemary Beetle

Rosemary Beetle, Chrysolina americana, on a Grevillea in the back garden my house in Hayes.  23 September 2011.

I posted a photo of a Rosemary Beetle back in May, and here they are, still out and about.

This one is nibbling at the leaf of a Grevillea, Canberra Gem, a horticultural hybrid of G. juniperina and G. rosmarinifolia. Grevilleas are native to Autralia. It looks rather like a big rosemary, and that might have fooled the beetle, but I wonder if it will really like the taste?