Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Had a great time up in Millbrook for the second week in a row. Caught: C. sexguttata, couldn't get a better pic because it was eating and I was very happy to NOT disturb it. Found these 2 big babies in a rotted tree, very exciting, any ID help would be fantastic! This guy's pooping on my quarter...no respect! 2 of 3 beautiful Megalodacne heros... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Couldn't get a good shot of this guy...he's large, and rather bitey, like a big superworm with a helgrammite's head, if that makes sense...any help would be great. I'm a big fan of millipedes and polydesmids...so of course I was excited to have some of these. (I know it's not a beetle photo lol). Alobates pennsylvanica?! Think I got it this time only found one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 The larva on the second post is a click beetle larva, alaus sp. maybe? And I think you properly identified the alobates pennslyvanica. Overall I think you got a very nice haul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 You sure it's a click? It's massive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I also found a breeding pair of Necrophila americana but only managed to get one (I think the male). They're really fantastic little beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Nice finds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 The click beetle larva is Alaus species for sure, especially if it is big. I would definitely keep it (they are predators -you can feed with mealworms or grubs) because the adult beetles are very beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yea it certainly appears that way...I gotta get more meal and wax worms! Any idea what the 2 big ones are? I'm assuming they are of the stag family? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I don't know, from some reason they don't look like stag larvae to me. More like scarabaeid beetle larvae, possibly a dynastid species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 That'd be okay with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Woah, those two big larvae look like Osmoderma scabra to me. Can you possibly go back to the place where you found them and try finding more? They are usually found in groups so there could be more in the wood you found them in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Oh yes, Osmoderma! I completely forgot about these beetles. Good eyes Lucanus!They are impressive beetles, built like tanks - I'd definitely recommend rearing these larvae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Oh yes, Osmoderma! I completely forgot about these beetles. Good eyes Lucanus! They are impressive beetles, built like tanks - I'd definitely recommend rearing these larvae. Any advice? Woah, those two big larvae look like Osmoderma scabra to me. Can you possibly go back to the place where you found them and try finding more? They are usually found in groups so there could be more in the wood you found them in I'm going to try and go back this weekend...fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 When you visit the place again, make sure to bring the substrate or wood they were in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted May 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 When you visit the place again, make sure to bring the substrate or wood they were in Awesome! That's what I did last time, as well as a bunch of frass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 The larva on the second post is a click beetle larva, alaus sp. maybe? And I think you properly identified the alobates pennslyvanica. Overall I think you got a very nice haul! The click beetle larva is Alaus species for sure, especially if it is big. I would definitely keep it (they are predators -you can feed with mealworms or grubs) because the adult beetles are very beautiful. Thanks for the help with this one guys! It's doubled in size and feeding voraciously on mealies. Really glad I had this information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Good to hear it! You should put a small rotten log in with your alaus grub, for it to pupate in. And be careful with cage choice, i have heard they can chew their way through most plastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Good to hear it! You should put a small rotten log in with your alaus grub, for it to pupate in. And be careful with cage choice, i have heard they can chew their way through most plastic! Great advice dude! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinegaroonie Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 You never cease to amaze me Amici. How do you find all of this? My area i was living in in ca was so dry! There was no rotting wood I could find, and you eventually get tired of collecting the same Eleodes and ironclads over and over again. I think my luck will turn, though, just found a ton of stags last night by the porch lights in my new house in Italy. I love how enthusiastic about this you are, keep it up man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazr80 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Those orange and blacks are so pretty... love the millipedes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 The megalodacne (orange and black)? They are doing fantastic! The millipedes however are down to one...they are the hardest I've ever had, anyone with info on them should definitely tell me lol...even a species name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycanther Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 If you don't mind my asking, where did you find the millipedes? That would better help in the identification. From looking at the picture it could be a Apheloria virginiensis species. Possibly corrugata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Don't mind at all...up in Millbrook, NJ/Delaware Water Gap, PA. And I think you nailed it with Apheloria virginiensis! Thanks a billion! Any idea what they eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycanther Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 They like to eat an assortment of things including deteriorating wood as well as leaf litter and millipede staples like lettuce and apples etc. I current have one that I found around a week ago feeding on lettuce and pooping EVERYWHERE so he must be liking it haha. I'm going to test out if it is okay to house these guys with Spirobolid millipedes as well and see if I can get a multi-species community going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.