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Cotinis nitida, commonly known as the green June beetle, June bug or June beetle, [1] is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the eastern United States and Canada, where it is most abundant in the South. It is sometimes confused with the related southwestern species figeater beetle Cotinis mutabilis, which is less destructive.
Cotinis mutabilis, also known as the figeater beetle (also green fruit beetle or fig 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. [ 1 ]
The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is a species of scarab beetle. Due to the presence of natural predators , the Japanese beetle is not considered a pest in its native Japan, but in North America and some regions of Europe, it is a noted pest to roughly 300 species of plants.
Green June beetles are commonly seen flying near the ground in landscapes in the summer. Native plant-eating beetles should soon make an appearance in Georgia Skip to main content
Others, such as the Japanese beetle, are plant-eaters, wreaking havoc on various crops and vegetation. Some of the well-known beetles from the Scarabaeidae are Japanese beetles, dung beetles, June beetles, rose chafers (Australian, European, and North American), rhinoceros beetles, Hercules beetles and Goliath beetles.
The invasive pest that feeds on hundreds of plants usually begins showing up around the Fourth of July, and it's right on time this year.
Now a Japanese beetle has been found in a trap across the Columbia River by Hawthorne Elementary School, on West John Day Avenue and North Neel Street, in Kennewick. The insect was found about 10 ...
Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June bugs or June beetles; Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), of the southeastern United States; Ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), of the western United States and Canada