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Protaetia cuprea a fairly large beetle that comes in several metallic colors. <br /> another example: <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/151176/protaetia_cuprea.html" title="Protaetia cuprea"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3519/151176_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fP0mcYVoDGOJ%2FHZgqlBGc83RjE4%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Protaetia cuprea a fairly large beetle that comes in several metallic colors <br /> another example: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/151179/protaetia_cuprea.html Copper Chafer,Geotagged,Israel,Protaetia cuprea,Spring" /></a></figure> Copper Chafer,Geotagged,Israel,Protaetia cuprea,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Protaetia cuprea

a fairly large beetle that comes in several metallic colors.
another example:

Protaetia cuprea a fairly large beetle that comes in several metallic colors <br /> another example: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/151179/protaetia_cuprea.html Copper Chafer,Geotagged,Israel,Protaetia cuprea,Spring

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The Copper Chafer

"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.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jul 10, 2023. Captured Apr 28, 2023 09:46 in Moshe Lerer St 20, Ness Ziona, Israel.
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  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/9.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO200
  • 25mm