All about Insects 2020

Here is a colourful little bug I caught on some lavender stems yesterday. Looks like it's taken a bit of a bash on one side though. ID please?

By the way have you got a link to your micro lens Cin J, as I might give it a go.

Hi Russell,

Could it be this?  Chrysolina cerealis (rainbow leaf beetle)

EEK, Russell, thats a foe not a friend - Rosemary beetle. www.rhs.org.uk/.../profile

The lens kit I went for is Bostionye Mobile phone lens If you search on that well known selling site  beginning with an A look for Cell phone camera kit. 11 in 1 Universal.  I tried to post the link but is was broken 

Is it this one Caroline?
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That's the beast Wendy. Thanks, for some reason I couldn't post it

Hi,
yes I thought Sandra had it with the rainbow leaf beetle until reading that it only lives near Snowdon. Then I also found the rosemary beetle (in Wikipedia) which is similar but smaller, and native to southern Europe, and - since 1994 - southern UK. Bingo. Glad you agree Germain.
This one must have been a young one as it was only a few mm long. It was feeding on lavender another of its foodplants, however I'm happy to lose the odd flower to this charmer. A tiny but gorgeous addition to my garden list.
thanks both
Russ

You should have put a health warning out for that one Wendy, or maybe an age limit, only suitable for the under fives to look at!

Sorry H, was still in shock! Lol

This is my Yuck of the year, a slug eating an earthworm! I dug them up yesterday & the worm managed to get away after I washed them for a photo session.

Personally I think the slug was being a bit greedy & yes I know they aren't insects but I couldn't find a Slug & Snail thread.