Re: A grub in the garden

Thank you Mario and everyone else who responded. My niece is suitably impressed with my highly intelligent friends.
I recognize the picture of the adult scarab beetle from my first encounter with one of my chemistry professors. He happened to live next door to the house we were renting, and as I introduced myself, he continued to pick the beetles off his peach trees and rip them in half with his bare hands. When I went to my first chem class and saw who was teaching, I hoped he didn't treat his students with the same ruthlessness. 

onward and upward,
Kay

On Apr 1, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Mario Moratorio wrote:
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
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