Has anyone successfully bred Sagra buqueti in captivity?

[treespider]

I've been doing some research, and there are rumors of using sweet potato vines or kudzu to get them to reproduce, but I can't seem to find anything solid. Has anyone here had success breeding and rearing them to adulthood, or seen it firsthand?

 

[vinegaroonie]

I'm pretty sure these are sometimes bred in Europe. I went to a show in Germany that had them labeled as cb. Didn't think to ask them how they bred them though.

 

[vinegaroonie]

Just found this link but you probably already found it https://iloveflowerbeetles.wordpress.com/tag/breeding-sagra-buqueti/

 

[treespider]

No, that did not come up in my search! Thank you! That's very helpful!

 

[vinegaroonie]

No problem!

 

[vinegaroonie]

Has anyone actually found them for sale in the US? I would love to try and keep them but don't know if it's possible to get them in the US

 

[treespider]

I thought I had a source, but it fell through. I am also looking if anyone has them.