Hisserdude Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Caught a female while I was at the Bruneau sand dunes, and I believe it has been laying eggs! Found some small hairy larva in the enclosure I am keeping it, and several E.hispilabris in. The larva look much different than E.hispilabris larva, so I assume they are E.caudiferus larva. Here are some pictures of the female: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trescubes Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Man this is an awsome beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Man this is an awsome beetle Yep, certainly the most unique Eleodes in my area! Hopefully I can breed them and sell some pairs eventually, I would love to spread these around in the hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Well I'm pretty sure the whole larva thing was a false alarm, not seeing any unusual larva in the enclosure and I think that early instar E.hispilabris are a little hairy. Also, turns out this is not E.caudiferus, that species does not live in Idaho and is not hairy, this is a female Eleodes longipilosus, a similar, hairier species that does range this far north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 So gnarly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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