Seedfork said:I have some NOID yellow daylilies blooming and these bugs seems to enjoy them, any ideas if they are good or bad bugs.
If they are what has ragged the edges of that bloom, then they aren't very good for a daylily bloom at minimum. Sure looks like Acmaeodera alicia from Sue's link to me. What I found on a quick search of the net indicates they eat wood, though. Not a lot of info showed up on the sites I viewed. There's a little beetle in these parts that looks similar, but I can't remember if it has the same markings. It's very quick, so is hard to catch. It does a 'flipping' movement that gets it out of reach rapidly. I haven't noticed them flying away, but the quick movement gets them out of sight instantly so they could. It may not be the same anyway.
edit: Maybe
@JRsbugs could help with the id?
