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Fig Beetle

Cotinis mutabilis

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Field Notes

Description:

Fig Beetle

Habitat:

Veggie garden at Tower Hill Botanic Gardens, Massachusetts, MA

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
That's one robust beetle! Nice spot Kelly. Pretty sure your ID is correct, so you can add the scientific name of Cotinis mutabilis. Thanks.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2014

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