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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Gymnetini » Cotinis
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Cotinis nitida on lantana fruits - Cotinis
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

Cotinis nitida on lantana fruits - Cotinis
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
July 16, 2015
I understand that you have plenty of images of this species in the guide, but I thought there is value in providing data on geographic distribution, occurrence, and other details derived from these photos.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 16 July, 2015 - 9:41pm
Last updated 17 July, 2015 - 12:33pm

Moving to genus level for now.
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 17 July, 2015 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

I'm all for keeping these pics in the Guide...
at least a couple of them. However, in TX I am not sure how to separate C. mutabilis and C. nitida (too far removed from scarab work to remember the key features).
… Blaine Mathison, 17 July, 2015 - 4:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I am still beating myself up because yesterday, after taking MANY pictures of this bug, there was one that was the obvious very best; and it happens that I permanently deleted it by mistake.
… Salvador Vitanza, 17 July, 2015 - 6:12am login or register to post comments

 
If you haven't used the memory card since the deletion
there are programs available to recover deleted photos. Provided you haven't over-written the photo in question you should be able to recover it. Just be cautious that the application is legit, lots of malware out there.
… John Rosenfeld, 17 July, 2015 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

 
Great!
I followed your advice and it worked! Thanks for your help! Unfortunately, the photo in question was damaged and it had a lot of corrupt data. Still, I found one lost picture that I liked too. I am adding it here. THANKS! I learned something new today.
… Salvador Vitanza, 17 July, 2015 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

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