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Cetonia aurata
Metallic green flower-beetle on a nettle, the shield-wings have a white irregular line from the side towards the middle and two small white lines further in towards the middle of the back.
Dirt road, inside protected nature reserve.
Spotted on Jul 24, 2019
Submitted on Jul 24, 2019
2 Comments
Indeed, hundreds of years ago, girls used to make jewelry of these beetles. No wonder, they really catch your eyes when you spot them. Good thing they started using metals and rocks instead ;)
Beautiful beetle.