Arizona beetles

[Hisserdude]

ooh that's beautiful! I'll definitely search for them, hopefully I can find more than one! If I can find more I'll contact you. I'll be blacklighting too, think they might come to that?

Yeah, they are really unique, and may also be tricky to breed. Yeah, I hope so too, the more the merrier, (though one gravid female would probably be enough to start a culture). Awesome, thank you very much!

Males have wings and often fly to lights, however the females and nymphs, which are what you need to start a colony, prefer to stay hidden and don't come to lights at all.

 

[InsectaJaeger888]

Hey there all, I'm planning a trip to Arizona over the summer, possibly in June or July. I'm looking to collect as many kinds of beetle as I can and was wondering if anyone knows of some good spots or tips. I'll be using blacklights and possibly mercury vapor if I can get one to work worth a power inverter for me.

I'm really wanting to collect specifically:

chrysina gloriosa or other chrysina

Phanaeus vindex

Dynastes granti

And any other beetles with colors or large size.

I normally focus on hymemoptera and diptera bit I want to collect some beetles for my preserved collection and breeding.

I'll be there for a week, but I don't know the best time to go off the year or places to visit. I'll be road tripping around to the best places that people can tell me about.

Thanks all.

Tuson Arizona is a mega hotspot for Dynastes Granti but I would advise getting there early in the beetle collecting season because you will be have a lot of steep competition with other collectors

 

[arizonablue]

Tuson Arizona is a mega hotspot for Dynastes Granti but I would advise getting there early in the beetle collecting season because you will be have a lot of steep competition with other collectors

Is it? Because I live here and I have never seen one, haha. Are there particular spots you know of that are good for finding them?

 

[klawfran3]

Just got back from around the Joshua Tree area, didn't see anything even while blacklighting other than some Leps and myrms. Only found three beetles, two Tenebrionids and one strange plumosed-antennaed beetle.

 

[Ratmosphere]

You get any pictures?

 

[klawfran3]

Loads of the environment, not too many of the animals since i barely saw any. You can check them out on my Instagram as I post them, my Instagram is Ichneumonidae.

EDIT__

I realize you now mean the beetles, I'm stupid lol. I'll post a pic or two of them on here when I get the chance if anyone can ID them for me.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Nice pictures man! I'm @plantbasedjimbone on IG.

 

[Hisserdude]

Just got back from Joshua, didn't see anything even while blacklighting other than some Leps and myrms. Only found three beetles, two Tenebrionids and one strange plumosed-antennaed beetle.

Ah well, thanks for looking anyway!

Would love to see pics of the Tenebs...

 

[klawfran3]

Ah well, thanks for looking anyway!

Would love to see pics of the Tenebs...

Yeah, sorry about that! I'll keep an eye out for them this summer when I go to AZ. I *will* find you some haha.

and here are the beetles, the two tenebs and the strange one, if anyone wants to ID.

if anyone wants to give me an ID on them it would be greatly appreciated!

Nice pictures man! I'm @plantbasedjimbone on IG.

Thank you! I actually already follow you lol. your feed is pretty good!

 

[Hisserdude]

Yeah, sorry about that! I'll keep an eye out for them this summer when I go to AZ. I *will* find you some haha.

and here are the beetles, the two tenebs and the strange one, if anyone wants to ID. Still haven't written their data cards for them yet but that'll come soon, always gotta have good info for your collection haha

if anyone wants to give me an ID on them it would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you! I actually already follow you lol. your feed is pretty good!

Thanks man, wish you luck finding some in AZ!

The Teneb to the left is Eleodes armatus, the other is probably E.acuticaudus but I'm not 100% sure about that, and the other beetle is an adult male glowworm, probably Zarhipis.

 

[klawfran3]

Thanks man, wish you luck finding some in AZ!

The Teneb to the left is Eleodes armatus, the other is probably E.acuticaudus but I'm not 100% sure about that, and the other beetle is an adult male glowworm, probably Zarhipis.

Awesome thank you so much!

 

[Hisserdude]

Awesome thank you so much!

No problem, happy to help!