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Jewel Beetle

Anthaxia fulgurans

About

A small but brilliantly metallic green jewel beetle found on flowers in southern Europe. Adults bask in sunshine on blossoms and are active in early summer.

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Did You Know?

Its iridescent colour is produced by microscopic structural layers in its exoskeleton rather than pigments.