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  1. JKim

    Dyscinetus morator larvae

    Anyone interested in keeping and rearing unusual, or rather, nonpreferred, unpopular beetle species? Dyscinetus morator is pretty common species of subfamily Dynastinae at my area, and is pretty widely distributed. I've collected hundreds and thousands of this species, but never attempted to...
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  3. JKim

    Light trapping problems

    You cut off female side. connect black to black, white to white, Loop the green, and tape it to itself. Once you cut it, it will look this way.
  4. JKim

    Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) eggs (set of 12)

    If anyone interested in rearing moth caterpillars, I have some eggs for Dryocampa rubicunda, generally known as Rosy Maple Moth. $15 with First Class postage included. If anyone is interested, let me know. *Quote to reply or send me a message so I can receive notification from you. Thanks.
  5. JKim

    A great result for a a single night

    12 females of Lucanus placidus in a single night (with one male). This year seems very interesting so far. I've only collected 1-2 specimens of Lucanus placidus each year from 2017 to 2020, but I collected over 30 specimens this year from one location. Even more: 12 females with one male in...
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  7. JKim

    Shredded and dried oak leaves

    Shredded and dried oak leaves for sale. $24 for one gallon with 1-3 Day Priority postage included. Hit me up if anyone is interested.
  8. JKim

    Dynastes granti color morph question

    If you are referring the green as GREEN, then NO. However, there are some phenotypic variation in overall color being yellowish grey to bluish grey. Some of Japanese bred specimens are tend to be white overall with no or barely any spots. You can tell male is vividly yellowish while female is...
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    Would anyone be interested in Dyscinetus morator?

    Here is a batch of eggs laid by Dyscinetus morator. I've probably collected thousands of these a decade, and this year is my first time ever attempted to rear them. It was interesting to see how they lay quite a lot of eggs in one spot, instead of here and there sparsely one by one. This is one...
  11. JKim

    Dyscinetus morator eggs

    For those who do not aware of what Dyscinetus morator looks like: https://junsukkim.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/dyscinetus-morator-fabricius-1798-coleoptera-scarabaeidae-dynastidae/ This is what they look like. This species is very abundant where they occur. As a common morphological...
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  14. JKim

    A start of Dynastes tityus season

    My first specimen of Dynastes tityus collected in Louisiana this year. They appear in Louisiana starting the first or second week of May, but their peak active time is around mid-June to mid-July. The biggest number collected in a single night in Louisiana with my colleague was over 15...
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  16. JKim

    Strategus antaeus male major

    Strategus antaeus male, collected couple weeks ago in Louisiana. Their peak season is about to slow down, and of course, a seasonal rainfall just started. Research on Genus Strategus occurrence in Louisiana can be found in ResearchGate and Academia, if interested...
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  18. JKim

    Light Trap Generator

    As Garin has suggested, you have to keep your car on all the time if you are to use a car battery. Or it won't last long enough, and your car will be dead out of nowhere. If you are puchasing new unit of mercury vapor, no you cannot as a ballast for mercury vapor cannot be purchased anymore...
  19. JKim

    FOR SALE: Beetle Jellies (NOT AVAILABLE)

    Thanks guys. Total of 5 sets of 100 beetle jellies are sold. This sale has now ended.
  20. JKim

    Freshly emerged male Lucanus placidus

    A freshly emerged male Lucanus placidus from a female collected at the State Louisiana in 2018.
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