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common name: Goldsmith beetle
scientific name: Cetonia aurata, (Insecta: Coleoptera)
GENERAL
A large and attractive beetle
(photo 4,9 Kb). Color usually shiny bronzy-green, the elytra
flecked with white lines and marks. Its length reaches 17mm. Elytra parallel-sided and
rather flattened. Moves in a rather cumbersome manner among vegetation (fruit bearing trees
such us: peach tree, pear tree, nut tree, vines, etc) and often-found in flowers (including
roses) and beehives. Active in sunny weather and seen May-September. Larva lives
in rotting.