Dubia4life Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hey everyone- I visited a wooded area near my house today and found two larvae of what I think are stags larvae. Ive never kept stags before or their larva. I need some info- what are they (stags or something else?) and what instar are they? I'm guessing it's too hard to identify species from pics and location alone. I live in AR and they were found in a rotting fallen tree that if I had to guess what kind of tree I'd guess oak? (Maybe sweet gum?) How long until pupation? Pics: (sorry for dirty fingernails lol.) https://imgur.com/gallery/4qrD8 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Almost certainly Pelidnota punctata - 3rd instar - will build cocoons soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubia4life Posted April 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 I must admit I’m a little bummed out that they weren’t stags, but I do love grapevine beetles- I’ve seen only one adult before, it was my first beetle and I mistook it for a female d. Tityus. (They look nothing alike I know lol.) That beetle is what got me interested in beetles to start with. Makes me very happy, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Haha yeah def a grapevine. For future reference, stag larvae have a vertical...... slit? For lack of a better term, let’s just call it that. This is not he case in, pretty much any other family. Thus an instant identifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubia4life Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thanks, I’ll remember that for future reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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