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Common Green June Beetle
Common Green June Beetle
Cotinis nitida
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Medium
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

The green June beetle is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, commonly found in the eastern United States and Canada, most abundantly in the South. Unlike the figeater beetle, the green June beetle is capable of producing a loud, high-pitched chirping sound.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Cotinis
Species
Cotinis nitida