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Cetonia aurata
The metallic green coloring of the beetle is caused by the reflection of mostly circularly polarised light, typically left circularly polarised light. When viewed through a right circular polariser, the beetle appears to be colorless.
Dry karst meadow.
Spotted on May 23, 2014
Submitted on Jan 16, 2015
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