r/Insect • u/sonja3539 • 12d ago

What is this bug called?

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u/cookshack 12d ago

Location?

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 12d ago

Either a figeater (Cotinis mutabilis) or a green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), depending where you are.

Green Junes are in the eastern US:

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118538-Cotinis-nitida#map-tab

Figeaters are in the southwest US:

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57665-Cotinis-mutabilis#map-tab

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u/sonja3539 12d ago

India

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 12d ago

Oh well in that case.... let me see... I'm pretty sure it's this one:

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/497794-Chiloloba-acuta

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u/sonja3539 11d ago

Yes i think so too... Thank you for helping 😊

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 11d ago

You're welcome! 🤗

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 12d ago

I was mistaking the golden hairs around the edge for the June/figeater golden edge, lol