For Sale: Mecynorhina polyphemus confluens larvae

wizentrop

wizentrop

Fresh Imago
Available for sale, rarely offered - * L1-L2 of Mecynorhina polyphemus confluens, an impressive flower beetle from Africa. One of the most stunning species of horned cetoniinae! The price is USD$16 each, plus shipping. Limited supply, first come first serve! Get them while they are still small and easy to ship. I have a new batch of L1 larvae, plus a few bigger L3 "leftovers" for the previous hatching.Caring is standard for flower beetles, nothing special. They take between 6-9 months to develop. I will need your location to calculate expedited shipping (I am located in Ontario, Canada).PM me if interested.

*** Please note: Buyers must accept full responsibility and risks upon buying. Although I'd be happy to accommodate any shipping preferences, it is your responsibility to know the risks and implications involved in importing these insects from across the border.TOSI am located in Ontario, Canada. Please inquire for shipping costs (I use Xpresspost or expedited service). I accept PayPal payments only and payment must be made in advance.Shipping at buyer's own risk, no live arrival guarantee. I cannot take responsibility for DOA resulting from shipping and delivery delays or any other reasons that are beyond my control. I pack all my inverts in the best possible way and add insulation in the parcel when needed, but will gladly follow the buyer's instructions if they have a preference for packing. These are very hardy species and I rarely have DOA, however if there is DOA the buyer must let me know immediately (6 hr. from acceptance of parcel, buyer must be able to sign the package at first delivery attempt) and attach photos. I will try to resolve the situation.All sales are final. No Refunds. No trades. No discounts. No price shaming.See my reviews here - http://beetleforum.net/topic/1682-wizentrop/

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JunkaiWangisme said:
It’s really not. Canada is as strict as the US. That aside though, who cares? The whole mantis hobby is illegal yet even BiC publicly sells them. 
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In the US, I think that exotic mantises (along with roaches) have always been considered kind of a "grey area" in regard to regulation (except in certain states).  By grey area, I mean that the regulations on them simply aren't enforced, since they're not seen as an agricultural or ecological threat.  That said, there are countless other exotic insect species (including many beetles) that are regulated, yet also pose no risk at all.

 
Goliathus said:
In the US, I think that exotic mantises (along with roaches) have always been considered kind of a "grey area" in regard to regulation (except in certain states).  By grey area, I mean that the regulations on them simply aren't enforced, since they're not seen as an agricultural or ecological threat.  That said, there are countless other exotic insect species (including many beetles) that are regulated, yet also pose no risk at all.
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Not grey area, more like straight up illegal for exotic mantids. You can look up their regulations. When’s the last you heard of exotic beetles being regulated? They are very easy to buy if you know where to look within the US. For example, God’s hobby openly sells them.

 
@JunkaiWangisme's analysis is correct. Anything exotic would be considered illegal and requiring permits unless specified by name in the authorities' website. That includes the hobby species of mantids, stick insects, roaches, beetles... except for feeders and a few non-regulated exotic species. Some of us have permits (I do) but many don't. Whether it is enforced is another question.

 
This has been discussed many times. The answer is yes you can, the responsibility falls on the buyer in this case (although I sell to other permits holders most of the time). 

 
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