Smokehound714
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The southwest counterpart of Cotinis nitida, however, mutabilis is not the pest that nitida is, and strongly prefers detritus and rotting vegetation as opposed to nitida, which are known to devastate lawns in summer.
In addition to those differences, mutabilis grows much larger, in excess of 30mm. They're still a pest of soft skinned stone fruits and figs, hence the name 'Fig Beetle".
I'm actually breeding these en masse, right now. The larvae get pretty big- around 2-2.5"!
In addition to those differences, mutabilis grows much larger, in excess of 30mm. They're still a pest of soft skinned stone fruits and figs, hence the name 'Fig Beetle".
I'm actually breeding these en masse, right now. The larvae get pretty big- around 2-2.5"!