Cetonia aurata / rose chafer / goldsmith beetle, metallic green, on magenta thistle, Aoos River Valley, Greece.

A metallic green Cetonia aurata (rose chafer or goldsmith beetle) crawls on a magenta/pink thistle in Aoos River Valley, in Vikos-Aoos National Park, Zagoria, Epirus/Epiros, Greece, Europe. Green and magenta hues are "complements" of Color Theory. Zagori (Greek: Ζαγόρι) is a region and a municipality in northwestern Greece containing 45 villages collectively known as Zagoria (Zagorochoria or Zagorohoria). Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.

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Image Size: 2388x3531 / 2.9MB; http://www.photoseek.com/; Animalia Arthropoda Balkan Peninsula Europe Greece Insecta Insects LightTravel1 Magnoliophyta PhotoBest Plantae angiosperms animal beauty bloom blossom flowers invertebrate nature outdoor pattern plants thistle wildlife animal
Contained in galleries: GREECE: favorites, GREECE: Zagori, north Pindus mountains, "Light Travel" book images 1981-2009

A metallic green Cetonia aurata (rose chafer or goldsmith beetle) crawls on a magenta/pink thistle in Aoos River Valley, in Vikos-Aoos National Park, Zagoria, Epirus/Epiros, Greece, Europe. Green and magenta hues are "complements" of Color Theory. Zagori (Greek: Ζαγόρι) is a region and a municipality in northwestern Greece containing 45 villages collectively known as Zagoria (Zagorochoria or Zagorohoria). Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.