#cotinis mutabilis

[beausbugbiome]

Male Fig beetle — Cotinis mutabilis! I love his little face so much. 🥺💚✨

I’ve been messing with the settings on my OM TG7, can’t say I’m too happy with today’s results but practicing has been fun!

Tuesday, July 21st, 2026.

Olympus TG7

[platycryptus]

whatever. Go my scarab

[fatchance]

Feeding frenzy.

Figeater beetles (Cotinis mutabilis) devouring ripening prickly pears, at the Sierra Vista Community Garden, Sierra Vista, Arizona. Figeaters are a western species, and slightly larger and more shiny and green than the summer Junebugs I grew up with in the southern U.S. (C. nitida). I can't recall ever seeing Junebugs massed together in such numbers.

Etymology note: Cotinis is a transliteration of an Ancient Greek word meaning wild olive tree, used for the beetle's resemblance in size and color to an olive.

[onenicebugperday]

We found what I believe is a figeater beetle on our thyme! Sacramento valley, CA. We were stunned by how iridescent it was.

Can anyone confirm that this is a figeater beetle and not something else?

I can definitely confirm it's a figeater. Love these dudes :)

[overdoso]

Cotinis mutabilis, também conhecido como besouro comedor de figo (também besouro verde da fruta ou besouro do figo ), é um membro da família dos besouros escaravelhos.

[aud-chron-images]

[cyanocoraxx]

✨💚

[beausbugbiome]

@saltiestseasailor and I rescued this little one from sea water the other day. 🌊🪲