Cetonia aurata - Rose Chafer Beetle

Rose Chafer Beetle.

Read Caroline's Artist's Blog about this painting: Beetlemania

Excerpt: 

"Whilst weeding under our large cypress tree, I came upon what looked to be a dead beetle. 
It was one of those gorgeously green shiny beetles that frequent our rose bushes.
This one appeared to have died for unknown reasons, and I paused from my weeding to take a closer look at the dead critter."

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"Cetonia aurata" is part of the new Insectarium Collection.