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Feeding on sap
Copyright © 2005 Christopher C Wirth

Feeding on sap
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
July 23, 2005
Contributed by Christopher C Wirth on 31 December, 2005 - 10:29pm

One Cotinis nitida, one Euphoria herbacea
The specimen at top is the Euphoria herbacea. Cotinis is a gymnetine with a posterior lobe covering (most of) the scutellum; Euphoria is a cetoniine with exposed scutellum, and the dull green and eastern locality pegs it as herbacea.
… William B. Warner, 9 October, 2010 - 10:59pm

Euphoria.
No, that doesn't describe how I'm feeling, its just the genus name for the beetle:-) Hahahaha! Ooh! I see a Conitis green june beetle, too, now. Is this like "Where's Waldo?"
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 January, 2006 - 2:47pm

 
both...
are Cotinis nitida. No Euphoria here (but there is a wasp).
… Blaine Mathison, 6 December, 2009 - 8:11am

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