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Beetle ID, please - Cotinis nitida
Copyright © 2010 sarinole

Beetle ID, please - Cotinis nitida
Austin-Jollyville area, Williamson County, Texas, USA
August 22, 2010
Size: 1"
We saved this beetle from certain death by mower. It was crawling through the grass/weeds.

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Beetle ID, please - Cotinis nitida Beetle ID, please - Cotinis nitida Beetle ID, please - Cotinis nitida Beetle ID, please - Cotinis nitida
Contributed by sarinole on 26 August, 2010 - 5:38pm
Last updated 4 July, 2012 - 10:51pm

Clearly C. nitida
Moved from Cotinis mutabilis.
… Brad Barnd, 4 July, 2012 - 10:51pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 September, 2010 - 10:25pm

Cotinis sp.
Maybe Cotinis mutabilis or C. nitida?
… metrioptera, 26 August, 2010 - 6:07pm

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