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June Beetle grub (larvae)

Cotinis nitida

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Field Notes

Description:

large white grub - about 40 mm, brownish-black head and brown spiracles along the sides of the body; adult beetles seen in June

Habitat:

garden soil; have seen crows eat them

Notes:

found several when we dug up the soil in garden bed, find them a lot in mulched areas, can cause damage in larval stage

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Cotinis nitida

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