The Rose Chafer Beetle is no friend to those who treasure roses. They travel in packs and can decimate a cultivated Rose Bush in a matter of hours.  Taken on its own merits, however, it is a rather handsome creature, in that very other way that insects have. This specimen was one of several working over a Multiflora Rose in the overgrown fields at Laudholm Farm on Saturday.  As you can see from the photo the Rose Chafer is interesting, among other things, for having a carpeted caprice. It’s whole upper shell is covered with fine hair.

Sony NEX 3N with ZEISS Touit 50mm f2.8 macro.  ISO 200 @ 1/250th @ f14. Processed in Snapseed on my tablet. Cropped on the left for composition.