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Rosemary beetle

A high power (x 400) view of the surface of the elytra. The unusual metallic colouring is not a result of pigmentation, it is caused by a microscopic layer of cells which only refract light of a particular frequency.

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Uploaded on July 8, 2010
Taken on July 8, 2010