The swarm of beetles has covered huge parts of the beach at Cayton Bay, near Scarborough.
Sue Weatherill told Hull Live: “I was out doing my hour exercise and I walked along the beach and could see what looked like tiny little seed pods.
"It was unusual for that beach - I’ve never actually seen anything like that before but when you actually looked closer they were sort of like beetles and had wings.
“I was more stunned realising they were living creatures. There were just masses and masses of them.
Some have speculated that the insects are Lochmaea suturalis.
They are more commonly known as heather beetles because they feed on the plant.
But a statement released on Tuesday by the Scarborough and Burniston Coastguard Rescue Team suggested the bugs were European Chafer Beetles – usually only found in mainland Europe.
The statement said: “Yesterday afternoon whilst the team were on a coastal patrol, a member of the public alerted them to something strange on the beach.
“It appears that a large number of European Chafer Beetles have washed up on a few beaches around Scarborough.
Adult chafer beetles, which belong to the Scarabaeidae family, are usually a light reddish-brown colour and typically 13-14mm long.
The beetles, which were formerly only found in Europe but are now also found in parts of North America too, typically feed on the foliage of plants.
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Sue Weatherill told Hull Live: “I was out doing my hour exercise and I walked along the beach and could see what looked like tiny little seed pods.
"It was unusual for that beach - I’ve never actually seen anything like that before but when you actually looked closer they were sort of like beetles and had wings.
“I was more stunned realising they were living creatures. There were just masses and masses of them.
Some have speculated that the insects are Lochmaea suturalis.
They are more commonly known as heather beetles because they feed on the plant.
But a statement released on Tuesday by the Scarborough and Burniston Coastguard Rescue Team suggested the bugs were European Chafer Beetles – usually only found in mainland Europe.
The statement said: “Yesterday afternoon whilst the team were on a coastal patrol, a member of the public alerted them to something strange on the beach.
“It appears that a large number of European Chafer Beetles have washed up on a few beaches around Scarborough.
Adult chafer beetles, which belong to the Scarabaeidae family, are usually a light reddish-brown colour and typically 13-14mm long.
The beetles, which were formerly only found in Europe but are now also found in parts of North America too, typically feed on the foliage of plants.
Source: Daily Mail, Twitter, The Sun, Pexels
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patryn.worldlatestnews
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