Re: A grub in the garden
- Subject: Re: A grub in the garden
- From: M* M* <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 17:20:54 -0700
Joe was right on! If you google Cotinis mutabilis you will find pictures of the adult and even the larva, (what you see in the picture). Green fruit beetle is a scarab bettle rather common in SoCal
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On Apr 1, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Kay Dreher <dreher@seti.org> wrote:
> My niece sent me the attached picture for identification. She lives in Glendora, CA, and found a dozen or so of these little buddies in her raised vegetable planter. She got her husband (who was not screaming his head off) to put one in a regular styrofoam cup, so that gives you an idea of its size. I told her to take it to the LA County Arboretum, but I'll bet you anything the whole lot of the interlopers are in the trash by now. So, any help appreciated.
> thanks,
> Kay in Berkeley CA
> <garden grub.jpeg>
