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Green Figeater Beetle Another Green Figeater Beetle came to visit. They eat any soft fruit that happens to be ripe. They're slow flyers and can be a little unnerving if they land on you unexpectedly. They bumble around running into walls and falling to the ground. Cotinis mutabilis,Figeater beetle,Geotagged,Insect,Summer,United States,beetle,fruit eater,green Click/tap to enlarge

Green Figeater Beetle

Another Green Figeater Beetle came to visit. They eat any soft fruit that happens to be ripe. They're slow flyers and can be a little unnerving if they land on you unexpectedly. They bumble around running into walls and falling to the ground.

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    Lovely dark scene. PS: please don't forget to set the country. 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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Uploaded Jul 8, 2015. Captured Jul 7, 2015 12:43 in 45993-45999 Via La Colorada, Temecula, CA 92592, USA.
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  • NIKON D610
  • f/1.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO640
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.