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Cabinet annotation

Specimen title

Right onyx eye

Left onyx eye

Head carapace

Pronotum

Antennae

Thorax and sensory crown

Engraved wing veins

Gold specular ridge

Iridescent enamel

Right wing case / open me

Left wing case / open me

Chromatic wing assembly

Right amber membrane

Left amber membrane

Flight membranes

Abdominal segment 5

Abdominal segment 4

Abdominal segment 3

Abdominal segment 2

Abdominal segment 1

Underwing abdomen

Revealed anatomy

Polished outer edge

Obsidian titanium exoskeleton

Right leg 3 / articulated

Right leg 2 / articulated

Right leg 1 / articulated

Left leg 3 / articulated

Left leg 2 / articulated

Left leg 1 / articulated

Six articulated legs

Chrysomela / complete specimen

Specimen mounting ring

Pool of museum light

Midnight specimen cabinet

A jewel-box study in titanium, jade and interference color. Open Wing spread to reveal amber flight membranes and a segmented abdomen; rotate Shell hue and tune Metallic sheen. Every leg and wing is a nested, editable assembly.

Chrysomela | Iridescent Mechanical Beetle

Open the jewel-like wing cases to reveal the flight membranes.

wing-spread

Shift the iridescent enamel through the color spectrum.

shell-hue

metallic-sheen