DESCRIPTION: Length up to 4mm. A little destructive tinker that is oval in shape and covered in tan to reddish-brown hair. The elytra is finely and densely punctured, as is the pronotum but less so.  This pronotum has an even curl towards the front where there are no angles.  The eyes are small - the longitudinal diameter is half or less than the distance across the frons between the eye. Also known as the 'Raspberry Beetle' the females of this species are always slightly broader than the males. BEHAVIOUR: The larvae are brownish-white and about 8mm long and are covered with dark stripes. They often feed on the flowers of the host plant. DISTRIBUTION: Common and widely distributed. HABITAT: Seen in gardens, parks, woodland hedges, meadows, rough grassland and hedgerows. PERIOD: Adult Raspberry Beetles emerge in Spring with peak numbers around July. Mating of adult beetles begins after the first raspberry flowers are fully open.