Unidentified Beatle - Cotinis mutabilis

june beatle

i agree it looks more like a june beatle!

… lyfcsupernena, 10 May, 2009 - 4:33pm

unknown beatle

Which kind of beatle is it?

… lyfcsupernena, 10 May, 2009 - 4:32pm

June beetle...

Looks like it could be a june beetle.

… vulgaris, 25 August, 2007 - 9:28pm

Close, but not in California

It's a Green Fruit Beetle(Cotinus mutabilis). Nice shot of the head, which I've never seen clearly before.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/29926/bgimage

… Ron Hemberger, 25 August, 2007 - 9:51pm

Cotinis mutabilis

Interesting how the mark on the elytra varies. If I knew how, I'd put a pic of one from AZ here. Since I don't, I'll just post it to the species page and you can also see it if you click on my name here.

… margarethe brummermann, 26 August, 2007 - 12:45pm

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Do you know if C. mutabilis is found in Texas? The Info pages for this and a similar species have got me confused.

… Ron Hemberger, 26 August, 2007 - 10:33pm

Head

Does it have moptop?

… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 26 August, 2007 - 12:32am

Nope

Fair hair, for a beetle anyway.

… Ron Hemberger, 26 August, 2007 - 12:20pm