Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Rose Chafer

 
Original - Cetonia aurata, is a reasonably large beetle, 20 mm (¾ in) long, that has metallic green coloration (but can be bronze, copper, violet, blue/black or grey) with a distinct V shaped scutellum, the small triangular area between the wing cases just below the thorax, along with several other irregular small white lines and marks.
Reason
Great close up showing nice detail to the species.
Articles this image appears in
Cetonia aurata
Creator
Chrumps

Promoted Image:Cetonia-aurata.jpg MER-C 06:58, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]