Here is the sketch from the 2nd page of my Moleskine. I have drawn 2 different views of a leaf chafer beetle (Macraspis lucida) that I found one day in the forest. I found this beetle dead on the trail and brought him back to my office. After arranging the legs and letting him dry out for a few days, I pinned him and made some tags so now he is a museum specimen. This beetle species is really beautiful and I would like to bring him back to the states, but if I can't I will likely donate him to the arthropod museum here so they can add this M. lucida to their collection.
PS. I have also included a photo of my specimen so that you can see how shiny it is!
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