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Green Figeater Beetle It's Summer and that means these start showing up to eat not just the figs, but the peaches and other soft fruit. They're fun subjects for a macro shot. To give you a sense of scale, this one's posing on the end of a chopstick. Cotinis mutabilis,Figeater beetle,Geotagged,Summer,United States,green,macro,metallic Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Green Figeater Beetle

It's Summer and that means these start showing up to eat not just the figs, but the peaches and other soft fruit. They're fun subjects for a macro shot. To give you a sense of scale, this one's posing on the end of a chopstick.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    The color and reflections are amazing, and to top it off, a species intro. Well done, Thom! Posted 10 years ago

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The Figeater beetle

"Cotinis mutabilis", also known as the figeater beetle, is a member of the scarab beetle family. It belongs to the subfamily Cetoniinae, comprising a group of beetles commonly called flower chafers since many of them feed on pollen, nectar, or petals. Its habitat is primarily the southwestern United States and Mexico.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Thom_Morris
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By Thom_Morris

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Uploaded Jul 7, 2015. Captured Jul 5, 2015 13:13 in 45975 Corte Tobarra, Temecula, CA 92592, USA.
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  • NIKON D610
  • f/1.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO800
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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