Emerald Leaf Chafer (Macraspis sp.?)

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  maist

• Jan 4, 2019

Awesome creation, Stanley! What a bright green colors it has... Great catch!

 

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  Kits

• Jan 4, 2019

A wonderful metallic green, Stanley.

 

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  Mohamad Kamrani

• Jan 4, 2019

Wow .. green metallic color !! very beautiful beetle (bug) , Superb closeup , mtfs mf

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  jbpixels

• Jan 4, 2019

A superb close-up of this Macraspis Beetle.

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/551232406

 

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  delia todd

• Jan 4, 2019

He's a beautiful colour, isn't he. 'Emerald' is such an apt name for this beetle.

A super macro Stanley - very well done my friend.

 

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  Doc Duck

• Jan 4, 2019

Wow! Stunning creature :eek!: Aaaaand ... I finally followed my curiosity and looked up the etymology of "chafer beetle". Was it because they're vaguely the shape of a heating tray? Nope! Beetle comes from Old English "bytl" or "little biter". Chafer comes from a proto-Germanic word for jaw and is about them gnawing. I couldn't see the connection from "kabraz" to modern "jaw", but some of the steps in between, like "Kfer" rung a clear bell, as does "chafer" now: the Norwegian word for jaw is "kjeve" (pronounced sort of like chay-vuh, although the initial ch- sound is different, made with the back of the tongue and much softer than an English ch.

 

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  KC Foggin

• Jan 5, 2019

Such a glossy Chafter and a great closeup Stanley!

 

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  bievreJJ

• Jan 5, 2019

great closeup of this handsome beetle, Stanley, intense green color, superb setting, top notch, many tfs!!!

 

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  targetman

• Jan 5, 2019

Very nice Stanley m8.

 

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  Deerbird

• Jan 5, 2019

The green color stands out from the browns background. Interesting closeup of the beetle Stanley