''Cotinis subviolacea'' is a species of the ''

Cotinis ''Cotinis'' is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae found throughout North and South America. At least two species (''Cotinis mutabilis'' and ''Cotinis nitida'') are common pests. The genus was erected by Hermann Burmeister in ...

'' scarab genus. It was described by

Hippolyte Louis Gory Hippolyte Louis Gory (27 September 1800 – 26 April 1852) was a French entomologist. Life Hippolyte Louis Gory was born in Paris, 5th arrondissement the 27 (or the 28) September 1800 (the exact date is 5 vendémiaire an IX in the republican ca ...

and

Achille Rémy Percheron Achille Rémy Percheron (25 January 1797 Paris – 1869) was a French entomologist. He listed, in ''Bibliographie entomologique'' more than 5 000 authors and 500 anonymous contributions. Works *With Hippolyte Louis Gory Hippolyte Louis Gory (2 ...

in 1833. It is found in the United States.

References

Cetoniinae Beetles of North America Beetles described in 1833 {{Cetoniinae-stub