Orange-spotted Fruit Chafer purple hues Delicately set against a floral

Delicately set against a floral explosion of pink petals

belonging to the Uraniidae family

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at the Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta

Found in Europe and temperate Asia

also known as Godart's morpho

Orange-spotted Fruit Chafer purple hues Delicately set against a floralMecynorhina passerinii is a large and striking flower beetle in the scarab family (Scarabaeidae), native to Central Africa. Known for its bold metallic colors: often emerald green, golden, or bronze with pale or dark markings. This species is a favorite among insect collectors. Adults are powerful fliers that feed mainly on fruit and tree sap, while their larvae develop in decaying wood. Like many flower beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae, M.