Green Junebug

Cotinis nitida, aka the green june beetle. In Mexico, they are called mayotes. They seem to be eating my sunflower leaves, which is fine since I have about a bazillion of them.

Cotinis nitida, aka the green june beetle. In Mexico, they are called mayotes. They seem to be eating my sunflower leaves, which is fine since I have about a bazillion of them.
A lifelong gardener and transplant to central Mexico chronicling new adventures and disasters. She shares her home with way too many animals, and if she isn’t putzing around in the garden you can probably find her inside vacuuming pet hair or experimenting with a new recipe. Learn more about Ann here.
How handsome is this fellow? He and his horse companions like to graze outside my front gate. Sometimes he gets…
The cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) likes to build nests in cholla, saguaro, and other cacti. It would be hard to…
A chilly, wet morning after an overnight rain. This bumblebee is waiting for the sun to come out. Apparently, sunflowers…
Papilio polyxenes asterius Stoll, black swallowtail larva. These butterfly larvae love feeding on the wild fennel. I scatter seeds throughout the…
Bugs in love. I am still trying to identify this beetle. Photographed here on lion’s tail.