Green June Beetle, scientifically Cotinis nitida, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae also known as the June bug or June beetle, found in the eastern United States and Canada where it is most abundant in the South. It is sometimes confused with the related southwestern figeater beetle, Cotinis mutabilis, which is less destructive.
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Source Cotinis nitida (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
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1. Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) (Wikipedia)
Cotinis nitida (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Scarabaeidae, lead sentence (taxonomic placement), EntityId 326951, target T354805Quote, Child Taxon Of: Scarabaeidae, lead sentence (taxonomic placement), EntityId 326951, target T354805
Scarabaeidae :: Cotinis nitida, commonly known as the green June beetle, June bug or June beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.
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