Greatwun Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 The other day I posted a pic of a species I found which I thought to be Phileurus truncatus. However, I misidentified it and Ryan and Lucanus correctly identified it as Phileurus valgus. So yesterday I was out looking for grubs and found some Phileurus truncatus pupae and one Adult in a rotting log. The size difference between the two species is quite noticeable. The P. valgus is 18.1 mm and the P. truncatus is 33.76 mm. Below is a pic of the two species next to each other. I also posted pics of the pupae I found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 BEAUTIFUL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Be careful with those pupae. Are you going to kill all the adults? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 No, I'm gonna start a breeding project and if all goes well I may offer some of the extra larvae for sale here. If I IDed the sexes correctly then I have 4 males and 4 females. The 9th and smallest pupae actually seem to be a species of Strategus. Strange that it was living in there so closely among all those truncatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 No, I'm gonna start a breeding project and if all goes well I may offer some of the extra larvae for sale here. If I IDed the sexes correctly then I have 4 males and 4 females. The 9th and smallest pupae actually seem to be a species of Strategus. Strange that it was living in there so closely among all those truncatus. Can I see a good picture of the "strategus"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I had trouble posting the pic so I just emailed it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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