InvertsandOi Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 I bought this as an L2 grub, and it was sold to me as Goliathus goliatus, but it looks more like orientalis or regius so far. Thoughts? https://www.instagram.com/p/CVbm73usbEE/?utm_medium=copy_link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvertsandOi Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Sorry for the link. It wouldn't let me upload the photos directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 That's a female G. goliatus, light color morph. The coloration of this species is extremely variable. This particular subspecies (G. goliatus goliatus) is common in Cameroon, which is likely where all of the G. goliatus cultures in captivity originated from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvertsandOi Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 9:48 PM, Goliathus said: That's a female G. goliatus, light color morph. The coloration of this species is extremely variable. This particular subspecies (G. goliatus goliatus) is common in Cameroon, which is likely where all of the G. goliatus cultures in captivity originated from. Interesting. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Moth Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 You are very lucky. That variation is 2x or 3x more market price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 In case anyone is interested, here are some examples of dark color morph females of G. goliatus - Source: https://www.beetlebreeding.ch/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 And here's the lightest color morph of G. goliatus, (G. g. quadrimaculatus), which only occurs in one particular part of western Cameroon - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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