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Cotinis mutabilis
I'm pretty sure this is a fig scarab. Iridescent metallic green carapace, about the size of a ping-pong ball.
Found slowly stumbling along the sidewalk in urban west Los Angeles.
It looked unwell, and its wings were sticking out but not moving at all.
Spotted on Oct 8, 2012
Submitted on Jan 24, 2014
