Jordan Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Does anyone keep notes of this kind of thing? I'd love to start recording data here. I've heard people suggest a certain weight or a certain species can lead to estimated size. Anyone have any data to share? Thanks, Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Lots and lots of weight and graphs of many larvae at : bugnation.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I've kept records of all my Strategus, Dynastes, Phileurus and Lucanus species. I record things like when eggs were layed, hatching, weekly and monthly weights, L2 L3 pupae and emerging dates, deaths, diseases, breeding, etc. All of this info can be very valuable. For instance, I noticed that with my Phileurus truncatus that on average the females weighed more than the males by 1-3 grams. I'd have many females in the 13-14gram range while males were in the 10-12 gram range. I sexed them by looking for that dot on the abdomen. Now that they are starting to emerge I can confirm the sex of each specimen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemist Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Imago may weight one third of larvae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muelleri Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I have the data for Dorcus hopei breeds, and dorcus titanius however, this is just a approximate relation. They vary in relation to what type of characteristics they were mainly bred for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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