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Green June Beetle

Cotinis nitida

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Field Notes

Description:

Cotinis nitida, also known as the green beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.
The green beetle is active during daylight hours. The adult is usually 15–22 mm (0.59–0.87 in) long with dull, metallic green wings; its sides are gold and the head, legs and underside are very bright shiny green.

Habitat:

Their habitat extends from Maine to Georgia, and as far west as Kansas, with possible population crossover in Texas with their western cousin, the figeater beetle.

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Comments (4)

Thank you Gordon, after some further looking I agree with you on the Green June Beetle. :)
This might be a Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida). See http://bugguide.net/node/view/334/bgimage?from=120 for more information. You might want to page through this section of bugguide.net starting at http://bugguide.net/node/view/334/bgimage. Good luck. Will be interested in what you finally decide. Nice shot, by the way....
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PublishedNovember 28, 2011

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