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Green Scarab or Protaetia cuprea f8 ISO 160 1/8s 2x 76mic 68 steps<br />
An acquired collection from Ukraine Protaetia cuprea Click/tap to enlarge

Green Scarab or Protaetia cuprea

f8 ISO 160 1/8s 2x 76mic 68 steps
An acquired collection from Ukraine

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  1. Impressive beetle portrait. Posted 2 years ago
  2. Thanks Ernst Posted 2 years ago

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"Protaetia cuprea", also known as the copper chafer, is a species of chafer in the family Scarabaeidae. This species is also known as the rose chafer, and has a wide geographic distribution extending from Canary Islands, Portugal and Spain in the west towards Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, Mongolia, and northern China.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Dec 9, 2022. Captured Dec 8, 2022 12:27.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/1.0
  • 1/6s
  • ISO160
  • 50mm