figeater

A large greenish June beetle native to the southern United States.

• 🇫🇷Grand coléoptère vertâtre actif en juin, présent dans le sud des États-Unis, souvent attiré par les figues et autres fruits mûrs.

1. Large greenish beetle C1 formal american scientific

   A large, greenish June beetle native to the southern United States, known for feeding on ripe fruit, especially figs.

   • The figeater beetle is often seen buzzing around fruit trees in the summer.
   • A swarm of figeaters descended on the fig orchard, damaging the crop.
   • Children in the South sometimes catch figeaters and keep them as temporary pets.

   🇫🇷Hanneton vert (gros coléoptère vert)

   Synonymes: green june beetlejune beetle