A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Cotinis nitida
Family: Scarabaedae. Subfamily: Cetoniinae. Tribe: Cymnetini. Metallic green beetle with beige accent and upper legs. Length: 15-22 mm. Day feeders mostly on fruit, particularly rotting fruit. Larvae considered pests to grasses/lawn when in great numbers.
Meadows, fields.
5th photo is a 2nd Green June Beetle spotted at the same time as the other one. (Range is Eastern USA)
Spotted on Jul 9, 2013
Submitted on Aug 12, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks! I forgot the video. I am doing that right now. I love how it takes off and moves around. Very pretty too.
Don't think I've seen the green one before, much nice than the regular brown june bug.