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Metallic wood boring beetle Chrysochroa sp.
The stannic sheen of this metallic wood borer’s
exoskeleton mesmerisingly glimmers even 40 years
after it was collected. Commonly referred to as the
jewel beetle, this iridescent beauty was popularly worn
as jewellery in the Victorian era.
SPECIMEN FROM 1974,
LOCATION UNKNOWN
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