Green bug

metallic+insects | Metallic green beetle | Macraspis sp.

I thought this fella might be Cotinis nitida but alas, it is not. Back to searching... It's a Rose Chaffer (Cetonia aurata) :)

love beetles

A gorgeous Green Shield bug catching some early morning rays.

Such a beautiful, licheny green to this moth, known as The Joker (Feralia jocosa). I haven't been able to figure out the story behind the common name. I know jocosa means "playful" but this species never seems particularly playful when I encounter it (in fact specimens seem docile and stay quite still) :-). Maybe someone else out there knows?

Leaf insect babies from @bugsologist . Specie

°Spined Green Stink Bug (Loxa flavicollis)°

Mint Leaf Beetle - Chrysolina herbacea.

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It was her final act. Taken for dead, she had been pinned to a Styrofoam board. Her wings were locked in place with more pins and wax paper. It seemed pointless, but she did it anyway. Andrew my friend showed me his recent trophy. A beautiful Polyphemus, silk moth. As he recounted how he obtained this prize, I noticed a cluster of eggs at the tip of the moth's abdomen. I had tried several times to rear butterflies and moths, but each time had failed. Two weeks later, seven teen caterpillars…

Phaedon armoraciae

really pretty green beetle on a flower