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 Scarabaeidae larva
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 25-06-2010 16:55
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
I found this larva in my garden under the ground and I am curious what species it is and how I can grow     |
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| BubikolRamios |
Posted on 25-06-2010 17:36
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 1729 Joined: 14.06.09 |
compare to this: http://agrozoo.ne...&l2=en. Larva images taken by me. Doh I dont give any guarante, From my point of wiew, anything that looks like this and is size of this is May bug. It appears in 'large' quantities, any other scabidae is less frequent. How to grow ? Splash it. And any other that you find, that shoud do it.
Edited by BubikolRamios on 25-06-2010 17:38 highly searchable nature photo galery --> http://agrozoo.ne....jsp?l2=en |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 25-06-2010 17:50
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 Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
Alexaandru, It seems to be Lucanidae larva, maybeDorcus Lukasz |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 26-06-2010 07:48
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
Thanks for your help, the larva is now in a jar with soil mixed with vegetable scraps... |
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| Auke |
Posted on 29-10-2012 22:30
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 312 Joined: 21.10.12 |
I don't think it's a Dorcus. European Lucanidae usually live in rotting wood, not in the soil. Were you able to raise it? Best regards, Scarabaeoid |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 03-11-2012 13:18
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Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
I'm still sure it's Lucanidae larvae. Look at the anal segment of larvae, its very unique in european Scarabaeoidea. See here http://www.entomo.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=12940 European Lucanidae of course live in rotting wood but most often in wood underground, and frequently builds pupal chamber in soil. Now I think Alexandru larvae is more probably Lucanus cervus (very common species in Suthern Europe). Regards, Lukasz Edited by Lukasz Mielczarek on 03-11-2012 13:19 |
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