green fruit beetles

A form of green fruit beetle — A beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) that ranges from central Texas across the southwestern United States and Mexico and feeds on cactus, desert trees, and cultivated fruit.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of green fruit beetle
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