Recent content by kellakk

Nvm, close topic.

I have ~60 L1 and L2 larvae for sale. If anyone is interested, message me and I'll get back to you promptly.

I found a group of these beautiful beetles on milkweed while I was out hunting. Has anyone had experience rearing them? I've so far fed them only on milkweed (which they absolutely destroy), but can they be reared on other plants?

My E. osculans colony is producing! I have at least 10 larvae so far, and it looks like they're a couple weeks old too. Hopefully they pupate well, I love the fuzziness of the adults!

I found these two species together in oak woodland, and set up a place for them to (hopefully) breed. Well, there you go! They're a little out of focus, I know. I wish I had a macro lens.

Has anyone kept and bred this species? It's pretty common here in SoCal so I'm sure someone has, but I didn't find anything when I searched for it in the forum. I've actually tried to keep one before with my other Eleodes, but it died. It looked like it dried out, which leads me to believe they...

Hi, I'm from inland southern California near OC. I keep a variety of animals, mostly roaches and scorpions. But I also like beetles, especially ground beetles. I have Pterostichus melanarius, Zophobas morio, and various species of Eleodes. I actually joined this forum a while ago, but didn't...