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Common asparagus beetle

Insect
The common asparagus beetle is an important pest of asparagus crops both in Europe and in North America. Asparagus is its only food plant. The beetle is 6.0 mm to 9.5 mm long and slightly elongated. It is metallic blue-black in color with cream or... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Crioceris asparagi
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Size: ¼-inch long