Apple Blossom Beetle

Tropinota hirta · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae

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The Apple Blossom Beetle is black with white spots and has the shape of a rose chafer.

How to recognize it

It is black with white spots. Its body shape resembles that of a rose chafer.

Adults are common from April onward on flowering plants. The larvae develop in the soil.

Adults are commonly seen from April onward on flowering plants.

It is native to the Old World. Its range includes Europe, northern Asia and the Mediterranean basin.

It can be confused with Epicometis hirta, which resembles the Mediterranean spotted chafer. It may also be mistaken for Tropinota squlida.

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Tennessee.

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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

What does the Apple Blossom Beetle look like?

It is black with white spots and has the general shape of a rose chafer.

When can I expect to see them?

Adults are common from April onward on flowering plants.

Where is this beetle native to?

It is native to the Old World, especially Europe, northern Asia and the Mediterranean basin.

What other beetles might I mistake it for?

It can be confused with Epicometis hirta and with Tropinota squlida.

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.