flower garden pests

My tiger lilies are being severely eaten by an insect I cannot identify in my online searches. It is a small (ladybug size) roundish red bug with wings. What is this creature and how can I get rid of it.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/01/2016 @ 10:43 pm

This is likely a Red Lily Beetle.
These links will help you.

https://extension.unh.edu/resources/representation/Resource000480_Rep502.pdf ^[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle ^[2]

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[1] https://extension.unh.edu/resources/representation/Resource000480_Rep502.pdf: https://extension.unh.edu/resources/representation/Resource000480_Rep502.pdf

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle

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