10 Insects That Look Like Jewels: Quick Facts

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A golden tortoise beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata) with a shiny, metallic green shell sits on a bright green leaf.

Close-up of a metallic green Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis species) perched on a green plant stem.

Close-up of a brightly colored adult female Hibiscus Harlequin Bug, orange with blue markings, on a green leaf in Gold Coast, Australia.

A metallic blue-green Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly, Calopteryx virgo, perches on a green fern with its wings closed.

Close-up of an imperial tortoise beetle (Stolas imperialis) with a shiny blue and gold patterned shell, resting on a green leaf.

Close-up of a Green Nettle Weevil (Compsus benoisti) with a metallic green, ridged body and long antennae, perched on a textured green leaf.

Close-up of a brightly colored Rainbow Shield Bug (Calidea dregii) with red, blue, and green markings on a green leaf against a blurred green background.

Rainbow scarab beetle

Common blue morpho butterfly

A brightly colored candy striped leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) with red and green stripes rests on a textured green cucumber leaf.

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