Cotinis mutabilis – figeater beetle (green fruit beetle) feeding on the flower stalk of a ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata). Mr. Trawick writes, "C. mutabilis eats tomatoes and other fruits, so can be kind of a pest, though the brilliant green color is beautiful. Ponytail palms are not true palms, being more closely related to agave and yucca plants."
