Golden mole. Sapphire weevil. Chrysomelidae. Shining leaf chafer beetle, 1833

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'1. Chrysochlore; 2. Chrysolope; 3. Chrysomèle; 4. Chrysophore'. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Unsigned. Provenance: "Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature"; Sous la direction de M F-E Guerin, Paris. Type: Antique steel engraved print with original hand colouring. Chrysochloris (Golden mole). Chrysolopus spectabilis (Botany Bay diamond weevil/beetle or sapphire weevil). Chrysomelidae (leaf beetle). Chrysophora chrysochlora (Shining leaf chafer beetle)

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