Bug insect on fireweed

near coast Vancouver BC - I’ve not notice this bug in previous years — I have a patch of fireweed (came with the expensive top soil - another story ) and I keep a bit of the fireweed for the bees and humm birds

The leaves at the top of the spike have pin size holes

And this bug that looks like a beetle

I obviously don’t spray or dust because we like birds and bees etc

I don’t think I need to kill this bug - just curious about it

(It does NOT appear to be eating any other plant leaves- only fireweed )

Thank you - I will upload pictures

 

Apple Flea Beetle, perhaps?

Apple Flea Beetle - Bugwoodwiki

 

thank you Daniel -
it appears to be only on this particular plant - in other words, all my fireweed that will bloom soon for the bees and Hummingbirds.

yet there are hardy roses (eg Explorer and Mediland I think?) ... and hostas and perennial geraniums nearby (touching) and these bugs are not on those plants - only the fireweed.

 

This is probably Altica tombacina. You can read more about it in this PDF- https://journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/journal/article/download/663/672

 

Why yes - look at that!

Definitely the bronze color insect

I did NOT notice any on the few fireweed in same garden in June 2021

Thank you very much

 

Per the pdf in Dave's post above:
A common feature of most Altica species appears to be marked and unpredictable fluctuations in population density