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Cetonia aurata
Rose chafers are capable of very fast flight; they do it with their wing cases down thus resembling a bumble bee. They feed on flowers, nectar and pollen, in particular roses (from where they get their name); which is where they can be found on warm sunny days, between May and June/July, occasionally to September. It has metallic green colouration (but can be bronze, copper, violet, blue/black or grey) with a distinct V shaped scutellum, the small triangular area between the wing cases just below the thorax, and having several other irregular small white lines and marks. The underside is a coppery color.
4 Comments
Oh metallic green is wonderful ;)
wow! what cool colors! :)
Thank you, it looks funny ;)
Great photos Injica, I love the colouring underneath in photo 2