I_want_hopei Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Currently, I’m living on Irvine, CA. For I am student, I can’t get out of my region. What species of stag/rhino/ox/flower beetles are in CA? An if there is, where can I catch them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Same area as me! Nothing much in CA..but I guess cerechus and rugose are your options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garin Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 As far as local stuff, within an hour, the only thing I can think of is the Rugose stag beetle in the San Gabriel mountains. Cotinis mutabilis is quite common throughout southern California. I can't think of anything else that would be close to you. If you could drive to AZ, there is tons of stuff there and its just a days drive. About 4 hours south of you is the Imperial sand dunes which has Megasoma sleeperi. You do have lots of rain beetles near you (Pleocoma). Those are really cool beetles that come out in fall/winter during or after heavy rains. There is great location for them right near Irvine. Maybe I'm forgetting something and some of the other locals here can think of other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garin Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Oak said: Same area as me! Nothing much in CA..but I guess cerechus and rugose are your options. I live in the Los Angeles area, we should all get together for a beetle hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_want_hopei Posted August 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Garin said: I live in the Los Angeles area, we should all get together for a beetle hunt! maybe beetle trades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthroverts Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 No interest in tenebrionids? SoCal has an awesome selection when it comes to darklings... 2 hours ago, Garin said: I live in the Los Angeles area, we should all get together for a beetle hunt! Invertebrate Club of Southern California already does collecting trips :)... Thanks, Arthroverts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Garin said: I live in the Los Angeles area, we should all get together for a beetle hunt! Maybe after the whole covid situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ficusfarmer Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 22 hours ago, Garin said: As far as local stuff, within an hour, the only thing I can think of is the Rugose stag beetle in the San Gabriel mountains. Cotinis mutabilis is quite common throughout southern California. I can't think of anything else that would be close to you. If you could drive to AZ, there is tons of stuff there and its just a days drive. About 4 hours south of you is the Imperial sand dunes which has Megasoma sleeperi. You do have lots of rain beetles near you (Pleocoma). Those are really cool beetles that come out in fall/winter during or after heavy rains. There is great location for them right near Irvine. Maybe I'm forgetting something and some of the other locals here can think of other stuff. Do you know if there is a certain location at the Imperial sand dunes to have the best chance of finding Megasoma sleeperi? Also, is there a certain time of year for them? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garin Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 22 hours ago, Oak said: Maybe after the whole covid situation Yes, for sure! Stay safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragozap Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 10:21 AM, Ficusfarmer said: Do you know if there is a certain location at the Imperial sand dunes to have the best chance of finding Megasoma sleeperi? Also, is there a certain time of year for them? Thanks I hate to be a wet blanket but that's information a select few people keep secret as of now. Localities are usually not shared, especially publicly, and doubly so with a rare species with a restricted range like M. sleeperi. Though I don't want to discourage trial and error, all I can say is that they're very rare and few and far between, and not even I know of place to sustainably source these. It's better to keep stuff like this secret so someone doesn't come along and drive the population to extinction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ficusfarmer Posted August 22, 2020 Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 8 hours ago, Dragozap said: I hate to be a wet blanket but that's information a select few people keep secret as of now. Localities are usually not shared, especially publicly, and doubly so with a rare species with a restricted range like M. sleeperi. Though I don't want to discourage trial and error, all I can say is that they're very rare and few and far between, and not even I know of place to sustainably source these. It's better to keep stuff like this secret so someone doesn't come along and drive the population to extinction. understandable, thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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