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Common Green June Beetle
Cotinis nitida
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Figeater BeetleCotinis mutabilis
Emerald EuphoriaEuphoria fulgida
Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica
European Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Olive Flower BeetleEuphoria herbacea
Rainbow ScarabPhanaeus vindex
Margined Shining Leaf ChaferCallistethus marginatus
Dark Flower ScarabEuphoria sepulcralis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 32,524 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,630 |
| North Carolina | 3,922 |
| Virginia | 3,349 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,911 |
| Maryland | 1,908 |
| Tennessee | 1,376 |
| Illinois | 1,353 |
| Georgia | 1,193 |
| New York | 1,149 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabs · Scarabaeidae |
| Genus | Green June Beetles · Cotinis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Green June Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.