Thread: Ugandan Flower Beetle, MECYNORRHINA UGANDENSIS

[Darkrai283]

[26.03.15]

I traded some Acrophylla wuelfingi nymphs for 5x L2 larvae of M. ugandensis a few days ago and received the larvae today. Two of the larvae were early L3s but out of the five, only one is a male... and it's the second smallest. LOL

I'm going to try keeping the male a few degrees warmer than the rest around at around 23-24C to try and speed up his development.

Date: 26th, March
No.1 (M,L2)- 8g
No.2 (F,L3)- 11g
No.3 (F,L3)- 9g
No.4 (F,L2)- 8g
No.5 (F,L2)- 4g

Female by Darkrai283, on Flickr
Male by Darkrai283, on Flickr

 

[Darkrai283]

[09.04.15]

2 weeks since the last weight check and they are all still at the same instar.

Date: 9th, April
No.1 (M,L2)- 11g [+3g]
No.2 (F,L3)- 16g [+5g]
No.3 (F,L3)- 13g [+4g]
No.4 (F,L2)- 11g [+3g]
No.5 (F,L2)- 07g [+3g]

 

[MantisMatt14]

Right now I have a male L3 at 30g I hope he keeps on growing! I would love to see a 40g+ larvae!