Jewel beetle (Chrysaspina sp.) with its wings open. The wings are protected when at rest by the iridescent elytra (wing cases, green). This specimen i

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Jewel beetle (Chrysaspina sp.) with its wings open. The wings are protected when at rest by the iridescent elytra (wing cases, green). This specimen is from the Congo and has a body length of 40 millimetres. Specimen from the Collectoin Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium.

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