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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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Cotinis nitida (Wikipedia)
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cotinis nitida (Animal Diversity Web)
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cotinis nitida (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyFood Habits: Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore lignivore eats sap or other
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Negative Impacts crop pest
In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions temperate temperate Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland mountains mountains
View the Source 2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Cotinis nitida
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profileQuote, system profile
"habitat": "terrestrial"
View the Source 3. Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) (Wikipedia)
4. Cotinis nitida (Wikipedia)
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Cotinis nitida
Child Taxon Of: Scarabaeidae, Introduction
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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