I've been checking dogwoods for several weeks, hoping to find these guys, but I guess I was a bit too hasty for they have only just started to appear, at least that I have noticed. I think these are remarkably handsome beetles with intricate patterns. We have about 7 or 8 fairly common species in this region, and quite likely more than that. They belong to the Chrysomelid family, the leaf-eating beetles, and as you can see, this one was munching on the red osier leaf.