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.

Life cycle

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