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Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

Photo by ArisL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A very beautiful, large beetle, on my hands. It has a mainly green colouration, but when struck by sunshine, it shows some yellow, orange and even violet.

Habitat:

Found flying over bushlands.

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Biodiversity of Greece (Hellas)
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Beetles!
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Arthropods of Greece
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PublishedOctober 21, 2023

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