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Green June Beetle

Cotinis nitida

Description:

Green beatle. It has wings and can fly. Vibrant bright green coloring on the legs.

Habitat:

Sonoran desert.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinUrban
MartinUrban 10 years ago
Green June Beetle
Cotinis Nitida Cotinis nitida


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6 Comments

EvelynWilson
EvelynWilson 10 years ago

Thankyou MartinUrban! You are right!! I can see the diferences and it is a June Beetle.

MartinUrban
MartinUrban 10 years ago

sorry thats not the correct species - take a closer look and you'll see there are a lot of differences ! but good news i found the correct ID !

EvelynWilson
EvelynWilson 10 years ago

Thankyou MartinUrban, Jolly Ibanez and JohanHeyns!

MartinUrban
MartinUrban 10 years ago

a rose chafer ! (cetoniinae)

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Beautiful series Evelyn.

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 10 years ago

It is a Chafer from the family Scarabaeidae for a start to your search.

EvelynWilson
Spotted by
EvelynWilson

Sonora, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 24, 2013
Submitted on Jul 27, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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