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CHENG @chengsieuly
discovered
- place
- Signal Hill, CA
- when
- Jun 20, 2026
Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
Insecta
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- Up to 1 yr
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate woodland
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Common
About
The Figeater Beetle is a large scarab beetle of the American Southwest, clad in matte green with tan-edged wing covers. Its larvae are so round-bodied that they wriggle through soil on their backs rather than their legs.
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