wizentrop Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Super jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazr80 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Awesome looking beetles!! What do you use exactly for pupae substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 They are Phileurus truncatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 What species are these again? And where did you find them? They are gorgeous! Â It's Phileurus truncatus. Mine were found in deciduous forest in Montgomery, AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Finally got the eggs   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wow congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wow congrats!!  Thank you  Any luck with your specimens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Eggs hatched today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dang, Lucanus, you just had a L. elaphus emerge, founds some more P. valgus larvae in your enclosure, and now your P. truncatus eggs have hatched! May my weekend be as awesome as yours! Â Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Dang, Lucanus, you just had a L. elaphus emerge, founds some more P. valgus larvae in your enclosure, and now your P. truncatus eggs have hatched! May my weekend be as awesome as yours!  Cheers   Fingers crossed that you will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 L1s   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014  Thank you  Any luck with your specimens? Sorry for the late reply. I released many of the adults back to the area where I found them as larvae just to focus more on other projects I have going on. I did however record data of my larvae and their journey to adulthood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Sorry for the late reply. I released many of the adults back to the area where I found them as larvae just to focus more on other projects I have going on. I did however record data of my larvae and their journey to adulthood. Â Had to do same with most of mine as well. Only kept two pairs for breeding, and they bred for me. Hopefully, you'll get another chance in a near future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 They were pretty abundant in my area so I had to stop collecting. I kept checking oak stumps for D. tityus larvae but when I would find truncatus I would carefully place them back and cover up the stump again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 They were pretty abundant in my area so I had to stop collecting. I kept checking oak stumps for D. tityus larvae but when I would find truncatus I would carefully place them back and cover up the stump again. Â That reminds me of my experience of last year's collecting. Tried finding D. tityus larvae in my area, but only P. truncatus showed up. At one point, I found some fecal pellets on a pine tree so I was certain that I have found D. tityus larvae only to be disappointed at seeing a female truncatus with three L3 larvae. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 All of mine have now turned into L3 Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Â At one point, I found some fecal pellets on a pine tree so I was certain that I have found D. tityus larvae only to be disappointed at seeing a female truncatus with three L3 larvae. LOL Same thing happen to me at two different pine trees. The larvae had not made it to the center where the wood had not decayed. But they were all on the outer 4-5 inches of it where the wood had decomposed into suitable food for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Found another brood near the school campus in Auburn, specifically, on Jan 22. LOL Specimens are not available for sale/trade by the way as these have already been spoken for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Awesome find. I wish that I could find cool species like that where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 ....and this happened : Â Â Â Â Â Â I still have bunch of L3 larvae available for sale if anyone is interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck4th Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Howdy Lucanus, Â L3 larvae of which species and how much, shipping, etc? Â Thanks, Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 http://beetleforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2454 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Adults emerged       Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Pretty cool! Glad to see they're doing well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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