Colour can leave behind structural and chemical evidence in fossils and researchers have found that colours changed to become more redshifted during fossilization. A blue beetle would appear more green after fossilization and a yellow beetle more orange. Being able to reconstruct the insect's original colour accurately can give a lot of information about how a beetle lived, as colour can be used in communication, as a mating display or warning and in temperature regulation.
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