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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.
June beetle is the common name for several scarab beetles that appear around June in temperate parts of North America: Cotinis nitida Polyphylla decemlineata. In subfamily Cetoniinae: Cotinis nitida (Green June beetle) of the southeastern United States; Cotinis mutabilis (Figeater beetle) of the western and southwestern United States
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 ]
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
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
Phyllophaga is a very large genus (more than 900 species) of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae.Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and July beetles.
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Cotinis Burmeister, 1842 - (Green June Beetles) Desicasta Thomson, 1878 Guatemalica Neervoort Van De Poll, 1886 Gymnephoria Ratcliffe, 2019 Gymnetina Casey, 1915 Gymnetis MacLeay, 1819 Hadrosticta Kraatz, 1892 Heterocotinis Martinez, 1948 Hologymnetis Martinez, 1949 Hoplopyga Thomson, 1880 Hoplopygothrix Schürhoff, 1933 Howdenypa Arnaud, 1993 ...