Oxidised Beetle, Pt. 2 - _TNY_9316
The copper chafer (Protaetia cuprea) is primarily green, even if there is a clear metallic sheen to it, so perhaps the name references oxidised copper then?
In Swedish, this insead is an "olivgrön guldbagge", meaning olive-green gold beetle.
The specimen here was enjoying somesort of white flower in my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden, in early August (of 2024).
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54157275871/
Oxidised Beetle, Pt. 2 - _TNY_9316
The copper chafer (Protaetia cuprea) is primarily green, even if there is a clear metallic sheen to it, so perhaps the name references oxidised copper then?
In Swedish, this insead is an "olivgrön guldbagge", meaning olive-green gold beetle.
The specimen here was enjoying somesort of white flower in my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden, in early August (of 2024).
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54157275871/