12x18 mm cabochon (on white bottom)

  --  1 piece lot

Real Shining Leaf Beetle - Acrothinium gaschkevitschii specimen encased in clear lucite material. The specimen is crystal clear, indestructible and transparent. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable product put real Beetle right at your fingertips! 

Length of the beetle body is 0.9 cm (0.4 inch).

Size of the lucite block is 12x18x10 mm (0.5x0.7x0.4 inch).

Weight of the lucite block is 2 g and 15 g with packing box.

It can be used for rings, pendants, bracelets and other crafts. And it is also is a very good collectible item for every body.

This is a handmade real animal specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.

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Shining Leaf Beetle - Acrothinium gaschkevitschii

Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae

Distribution: Eastern China
Body size: 4.5 – 9 mm

This is a really beautiful little beetle with metallic red/green wing cases (elytra). The species occurs throughout China, Japan, Korea and is also found in Siberia. Apparently it’s a pest of grapes, so it appears on the “regulated” lists in the USA and New Zealand.

Leaf beetles (order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae) range from Cylindrical and elongate to round-backed. Many species are brightly coloured or metallic. The antennae are less than half the length of the body, which is typically smooth and hairless. Groups of eggs are laid on host plants. The larvae live inside plant stems. Pupation normally occurs in the soil. Can be found in subtropical regions and widespread on plants in all terrestrial habitats.