Macro: The Protaetia cuprea beetle - an amazing creature

in #photography3 years ago

This is not a metal or a plastic fake, this amazing thing is the Protaetia cuprea, which is an insect from the Scarabaeidae family, and it is considered to be the most beautiful beetle in the middle east.
The ancient Egyptians were making jewelry in its image, and some were found during excavations of ancient egypt.

The color of the beetle itself is metallic yellowish-green and shiny black/purple on its underside. the color of the chest is metallic red to metallic orange.
Some specimen may appear in metallic green-blue color.
The Adults are fed mainly upon flower nectar and pollen.

The Larva grows in rotting plant parts in the ground, under leaves or inside trees, and they put up one new generation every year.

I've taken this photo in the national Yarkon park in Tel Aviv in Summer 2019.

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Simba.

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Great photo, the beetle is very beautiful, with those metallic colors, it looks like a suit of armor.