Wood Sternocera Pulchra

One dark blue beetle sits alone in a small black box.

This sternocera pulchra is contemporary. It is wood & glass. Insects make up over two-thirds of all known living organisms, roughly 1.3 million species, and the article notes that many more are probably still undocumented, waiting to be discovered. Compact oval beetle with a deep blue sheen across its smooth back and short dark legs folded in close. It is pinned at the center of a small glass-fronted frame with a heavy black surround. It is 3.5 inches wide, 2 deep and 4.25 high.

Small, shiny, and entirely content with a quiet frame.