Cetonia aurata, known as the rose chafer, or more rarely as the green rose chafer, is a 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, and having several other irregular small white lines and marks. The underside is a coppery colour. This is a compilation of multiple images showing a take-off.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wilder_Kaiser" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Wilder Kaiser">Bernie</a>
2009-05-17
<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>