Explaining Insects 🦋 on Instagram: "The jewel scarab is one of the most dazzling insects in the world, known for its brilliant metallic colors that shimmer like gold, emerald, or sapphire. These vibrant hues aren’t from pigment, but from light reflecting off microscopic layers in their exoskeleton — a phenomenon called structural coloration. Native mostly to Central and South America, jewel scarabs belong to the Scarabaeidae family, and some species have been prized for centuries — the ancient