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Field Notes

Description:

It's a shiny yellow green beetle.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

This is one of Cotinis sp. which are a genus of Flower Chafers. Maybe a Green June Beetle (C. nitida), or C. mutabilis both found in TX, not sure which one. http://bugguide.net/node/view/334/bgpage
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PublishedOctober 6, 2014

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