Gold-haired Fruit Chafer (Xeloma tomentosa) Scarabaeidae

Gold-haired Fruit Chafer (Xeloma tomentosa)

 These are smallish beetles and identified by the dense golden hairs and brown and yellow markings.

 Mostly they can be found in the north and north-eastern parts of SA.

 The adults feed on flowers including sunflowers. This one below looks like it was having a snooze. :)

Chequered Leaf Beetle (Cleridae sp)

It is very small, 4-5mm in length.

This is on grass seed so you can compare the size. They are herbivores and feed on flowers and leaves.