This isn't a beetle, although it is often mistaken for one. It's a stinkbug nymph. As a "true bug", (order hemiptera) it has sucking mouthparts, so it won't actually be eating the basil leaves, only sucking the sap from the stems.
This bug is eating my basil! What will I do for my pizza?
This isn't a beetle, although it is often mistaken for one. It's a stinkbug nymph. As a "true bug", (order hemiptera) it has sucking mouthparts, so it won't actually be eating the basil leaves, only sucking the sap from the stems.
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