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Out of all the options you presented, my favourite is the first one, but while neat, I doubt any of those colour schemes would stand out on the table top as they're all quite dark and monochromatic.

If you want to draw inspiration from real insects, try looking at insects (and maybe even crustaceans) with more vivid colour schemes.