may appear darker because it is being shot against a white background using special lights. I normally don't look at them through microscopes, and in the field they do appear lighter.

And, if you have another chance to take photos of this species, please do it under natural light such as sunlight and upload the photos here again. Since there is no photo other than yours here, more pictures showing its natural color are required. ^^

Cheers!

This is a fairly common denizen of pear orchards in Wenatchee.

Like WonGun Kim, I can't find any image of one as colorful as yours

full-spectrum lights in a controlled environment. I don't have a voucher specimen; I used the identification authority of entomologists at Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center. This is not a rare insect and has been the focus of several studies. See ME Reding, EH Beers, JF Brunner, JE Dunley (2001). This individual was captured from one of those study sites.