Insects!!!

Dorsal view by the same photographer:

And from the side:

Seriously this is my second weevil ever. First the tiny guy now this heckin chonker. Inat says its a palmetto weevil. Deceased sadly.

Credits: photo 1, photo 2

Most other wasps that have green on them are not a true green, and instead only appear green due to what is called "structural color"— the micro-make up and surface of the scales reflect light to make it appear that color as opposed to true pigment, which is a chemical mix that results in the color. This is why so many green wasps (and birds for that matter) have a metallic sheen to them, as the angle the light hits at will also effect the perceived color.

Emeraldine Moth (Ceroctena amynta), family Erebidae, Brazil

as usual, ignore the logistics behind this mating Dicladispa testacea couple, it works for them. one thing i have to say about finding these is that they're not as exploitable of a find as your average mating insects, who are usually less likely to run away, because these barely ever react to their surroundings regardless. but they do look funny

as you might guess from the name, Milesia crabroniformis is a mimic of european hornets (Vespa crabro) and does a surprisingly good job of it, from the size to the buzzing, often giving me false hopes that i've found an actual hornet since they're not common here. ironically, what tends to give them away is their overly aggressive behavior - only a hoverfly would divebomb your face repeatedly the way they do

Systropus macer is a species of beefly (Bombyliidae) that mimics a sand wasp in the genus Ammophila. This gives it a strange appearance for a beefly, as most other species are round and hairy.

S. macer is a parasitoid of slug caterpillars, which is also somewhat unusual since bombyliids typically target ground-dwelling hosts like burrowing bees and beetle larvae.

Selenoperas caustiplaga