Goliathus Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Euphoria fulgida, the Emerald Euphoria - captive bred generation F2 is now emerging. The original stock was collected in Kansas, from thistle flowers. They measure around 17 mm, on average. This species has a long larval diapause after making a cocoon. The cocoons are made using clay soil - they don't seem to be able to form cocoons properly using organic substrate, as Gymnetis thula does. Interestingly, the larvae grow to a much larger size than would seem necessary to produce an adult beetle of this size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 Congrats on breeding this neat little native, they sure are pretty! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted April 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Hisserdude said: Congrats on breeding this neat little native, they sure are pretty! 😁 They're small, but yes, they make up for it in color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I'm super jealous! Hoping to find some of these this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Cocoons of Euphoria fulgida, in a 64 oz. container - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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