Cotinis nitida, green June beetle, June bug, June beetle, beetle of family Scarabaeidae, sitting on green grass. Macro view insect in wildlife

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NHMLA Nature Gardens on Instagram: "This green beetle is a fig beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) but people may mistaken it as a June beetle (Cotinis nitida). Some people may be familiar with this beetle from their childhood where they tied a string to it and flew it like a kite! The buzzing sound they make is from the wings on overdrive, trying to keep the big beetle in the air. A common misconception is that the beetle is blind since it is always bumping into things but the reality is that it is mere