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Green June Bug

Cotinis nitida

Photo by LuckyLogan
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

2.5 cm or larger beetle with metallic coloration. Heavily attracted to goldenrod. Lots of these could be found in the same area.

Habitat:

Botanical gardens at BioParks

Notes:

Picture 1 and 2-4 are different specimen on different plants at different times of the day.

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Comments (3)
LuckyLogan
They really are, this photo doesn't do them much justice.

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedAugust 16, 2014

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