#3460 · 🪲 beetles

Common Green June Beetle

Cotinis nitida

🪲 Beetles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © J. Michael Raby · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
3. © Evan M. Raskin · CC BY 4.0
4. © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © J. Michael Raby · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Anita Gould · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Crossville, TN:© Evan M. Raskin · CC BY 4.0
8. N Woodbridge Dr, Bloomington, IN, US:© Luke Miller · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Daniels Rd, Framingham, MA, US:© dotymade · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Highknoll Ln, Taylor Lake Village, TX, US:© Vernon Fridy · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Cotinis nitida , commonly known as the green June beetle , June bug or June beetle , is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the eastern United States, 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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 40,044iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
40,044 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).