Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: wild rose

This photo was taken on 23 June 2015, on a botany walk at Griffith Woods, off Highway 8 in Calgary. Whenever I am on a walk in the summer, I tend to check out wild roses in case I can find one of these beautiful, iridescent beetles. They are very small (10 - 14 mm), so are not easy to spot. I believe I have the correct ID, but would welcome any confirmation or correction - thanks! Will add a different, previously posted shot that was taken a long time ago, in a comment box below.

I was on a trip this afternoon south of the city, walking some interesting hills at a place called Nodwell Sanctuary. I noticed this rather beautiful insect on a wild rose, but have never seen an insect like this before and I don't know what it is. Just love that shiny green.

Sometimes, one can find one of these gorgeous, irridescent, turquoise beetles on a wild Rose.