Papua New Guinean Wood Cetoniinae

Black-headed beetle wears a tiger-striped orange back and means business.

This cetoniinae is from Papua New Guinea, and is contemporary. It is wood & glass. Leaf and stick insects are admired for their intricate disguise, and the article describes one species as looking like nibbled green leaves and another as showing nature's perfect camouflage. Beetle with a glossy dark head and thorax and a golden-orange back marked with bold black stripes. Its legs reach out to each side, spiky and dark. It is held in a small frame with a heavy black edge. It is 3.75 inches wide, 1.75 deep and 4.25 high.

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