Phileurus truncatus larve - FL

Greatwun

Chalcosoma
Found these today in Altamonte Springs, FL. 10 larvae plus an adult female.

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The picture you took of them in their natural habitat is great. Spectacular find!
Thanks man. Found lots of stumps with large fecal pellets inside but no larvae. Finally came across one that had some inside. At first I thought it was Dynastes tityus.

 
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Congratulation, man!

I knew you could do it!

Man...those larvae are HUGE! They look much bigger than mine
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Those are incredible! Thank you for posting the habitat pictures as well! It gives novice hunters a better idea of what sort of place to look to find some beautiful beetles!

 
Thanks guys I hope it helps you to find them. But finding the right tree can be difficult. This particular one would not tip over. I'm glad it wasn't too high so I could still check inside of it.

 
Very nice series of photos. And very healthy looking larvae!
This makes me very jealous..
Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted about the larvae's growth - I am curious to see the size of the adults!

 
Very nice series of photos. And very healthy looking larvae!

This makes me very jealous..

Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted about the larvae's growth - I am curious to see the size of the adults!
I definitely will. These seem like L3 and I'd be surprised if they got any bigger but it's only December.

 
That's what I'm always looking for using this method but instead I get P. truncatus lol.
I've mostly found them at the tree cavity that was at the base of upright trees so you might want to give it a shot if you find one
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I've mostly found them at the tree cavity that was at the base of upright trees so you might want to give it a shot if you find one
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Thanks I will try this. I've been checking in the higher cavities within the tree so maybe that's why I'm not getting any results.

 
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