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  2. Cotinis nitida - Wikipedia

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    Cotinis nitida, commonly known as the green June beetle, June bug or June beetle, [1] is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the eastern United States and Canada, where it is most abundant in the South. It is sometimes confused with the related southwestern species figeater beetle Cotinis mutabilis, which is less destructive.

  3. Figeater beetle - Wikipedia

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    Cotinis mutabilis, also known as the figeater beetle (also green fruit beetle or fig beetle), is a member of the scarab beetle family. It belongs to the subfamily Cetoniinae , comprising a group of beetles commonly called flower chafers since many of them feed on pollen, nectar, or petals. [ 1 ]

  4. List of insect-inspired songs - Wikipedia

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    Fly on the Wall: Diptera: Miley Cyrus A/ntonina Armato, T /m James, v/rim Karaoglu Miley Cyrus: 2009 Pop rock: Fly on the Wall Diptera: Malcolm Young A/ngus Young /Brian Johnson: ACDC: 1983 Rock: Fly on the Wall Diptera: Luke Morley: Thunder: 1995 Rock: Second track of the album Behind Closed Doors: Fly on the Wall Diptera: The Jesus Lizard ...

  5. Scarabaeidae - Wikipedia

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    A scarab beetle grub from Australia. The C-shaped larvae, called grubs, are pale yellow or white. Most adult beetles are nocturnal, although the flower chafers and many leaf chafers are active during the day. The grubs mostly live underground or under debris, so are not exposed to sunlight.

  6. Insects in music - Wikipedia

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    Insects have appeared in music from Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" to such popular songs as "Blue-tailed Fly" and the folk song La Cucaracha which is about a cockroach. Insect groups mentioned include bees, ants, flies and the various singing insects such as cicadas, crickets, and beetles, while other songs refer to bugs in general.

  7. June beetle - Wikipedia

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    June beetle is the common name for several scarab beetles that appear around June in temperate parts of North America: Cotinis nitida Polyphylla decemlineata. In subfamily Cetoniinae: Cotinis nitida (Green June beetle) of the southeastern United States; Cotinis mutabilis (Figeater beetle) of the western and southwestern United States

  8. Ten-lined June beetle - Wikipedia

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    The ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle found in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage .

  9. Jimmy Crack Corn - Wikipedia

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    "Jimmy Crack Corn" or "Blue-Tail Fly" is an American song which first became popular during the rise of blackface minstrelsy in the 1840s through performances by the Virginia Minstrels. It regained currency as a folk song in the 1940s at the beginning of the American folk music revival and has since become a popular children's song.