Cotinis aliena

Cotinis aliena (also Keys green June beetle[1]) is a species of Cotinis found in the Florida Keys.[2]

Keys green June beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Tribe:
Gymnetini
Genus:
Cotinis
Species:
C. aliena
Binomial name
Cotinis aliena
Woodruff, 2008

This species is considered to be critically imperiled because it is only known from three localities in the Florida Keys and one locality in southern peninsular Florida. No specimens have been found since 1998.[3] Development and pesticides are the most likely threats to its survival.

References
  1. "Keys Green June Beetle". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. Woodruff, Robert (December 2008). "The genus Cotinis Burmeister in the eastern United States, with description of a new species from the Florida Keys, including a checklist of the genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)". Insecta Mundi. Center for Systematic Entomology. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  3. http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Cotinis+aliena retrieved 7 May 2015


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