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Cotinis nitida
2.5 cm or larger beetle with metallic coloration. Heavily attracted to goldenrod. Lots of these could be found in the same area.
Botanical gardens at BioParks
Picture 1 and 2-4 are different specimen on different plants at different times of the day.
Spotted on Aug 15, 2014
Submitted on Aug 16, 2014
3 Comments
Beautiful photo, Logan!
They really are, this photo doesn't do them much justice.
Gorgeus beetle, Lucky!