Paperweight Carabus auronitens - diameter 8 cm - Limited Edition

This species grows to a size of 18–32 millimetres (0.71–1.3 in). The elytra and the head are shiny, with different colours: red-golden, red-green or more rarely blue. The prothorax is narrow at the base and reddish-copper in colour. The colours are very variable from one specimen to another. Each elytron has a granular surface with three sturdy, dark longitudinal veins. The legs are black, except the femora, which are red. The antennae are also black but the first segments are red.

The beetle is about 4 cm long and is embeded in acrylic glass. The Paperweight "Carabus" has a lenght of 8 cm and is a world premiere. Production is limited to 50 pieces.

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