All About Arthropods Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Hi everyone! One of my three wild beetle pupa hatched and it turned out to be a Pelidnota punctate( Grapevine Beetle). That means my other two pupae should be grapevines too because I found them close together under the same rotten log in my yard. It looks beautiful, and will be even more beautiful once it gains it's full coloration! Does anybody know if these will eat beetle jellies and if they can be kept together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle-Experience Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 They will eat jelly and grape leaves (wild) and they can be kept together. In your area, they possibly have black legs. Females are generally a little larger and lighter colored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted February 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Great, I have some jelly. It does have black legs, it probably is a female because it is large and is a light yellowish-orange color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted February 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Do you happen to know how long these live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle-Experience Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 A few months if I remember correctly (3 or 4?) - I haven't worked with them in a while but reared some a few times - years ago. Â The ones we have "down here" have tan legs; we come across at least 7 or 8 a year at blacklight. Â Â Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Cool, that's a decent amount of time. In your expierience with them do they fly alot if taken out? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle-Experience Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 No, they seem to stay put pretty well, not like cetonids at all. When we find them at lights, even when we are looking for them we don't have to collect them right away - they tend to fly towards a light, pick a spot and stay there for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Ok, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypusninja96 Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 grapevine beetles are pretty fun and have a surprising amount of color variation. when I lived in southern PA I would find some with dark legs and some with light/tan legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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