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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 » Green Fig Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis)
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Type of scarab beetle.. - Cotinis mutabilis
Copyright © 2015 Peter Colen

Type of scarab beetle.. - Cotinis mutabilis
San Pedro River, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 11, 2015
Size: approx 1 inch
I had been with some insect collectors the night before who had quite a few of scarab beetles of different species. I wondered how I could get myself 1. The next day one flew towards me and landed on my shoulder. I captured it and later let it go. It was a beautiful being and I did not need to keep it. I would like to know what species..

Thank you..
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Contributed by Peter Colen on 23 July, 2015 - 6:22pm

Moved, plz fix the locality info.
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 23 July, 2015 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
edit: I fixed the locality info...
to avoid the data map showing this species from New York.
… Blaine Mathison, 23 July, 2015 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Sighting Location Only!
Peter, please put the sighting location, city or county and state of the bug sighting only, into the location fields.

Your June Beetle looks like a Cotinis mutabilis. Here is one from California:


Good Luck!
… Bob Biagi, 23 July, 2015 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

 
OK. Thanks much!
OK. Thanks much!
… Peter Colen, 23 July, 2015 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

Beetle
Cotinis sp.
… Mosz026644, 23 July, 2015 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You!
Thank You!
… Peter Colen, 23 July, 2015 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

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