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Large, unknown larva - Hololepta
Copyright © 2008 Jim McClarin

Large, unknown larva - Hololepta
Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 24, 2008
Size: about 23 mm
I found this toothy fellow beneath ash bark that was otherwise populated by Synch*roidae larvae and pupae and Pyro*chroidae larvae. I keep hoping I will find a hist*erid larva. Could this be one? If so, it's a mighty big one.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 26 May, 2008 - 10:05pm
Last updated 15 October, 2008 - 2:18pm

Moved
Moved from Clown Beetles.
… Jeff Gruber, 15 October, 2008 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

Hololepta, no doubts:)
Hololepta, no doubts:)
… Artjom Zaitsev, 14 October, 2008 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thank you, Artiom. So glad you are "curating" these images for us :-)
… Jim McClarin, 15 October, 2008 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Not at all! It is very intere
Not at all! It is very interesting to see different larval photos, especially when some rare species appears:) Keep doing yor great work!
… Artjom Zaitsev, 16 October, 2008 - 12:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 27 May, 2008 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

Nice!
This is definitely a histerid larva. Can't say for sure, but quite possibly H*ololepta.

Nice find.
… Jeff Gruber, 27 May, 2008 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
Hot diggity! Thanks, Jeff!
I actually collected two of these and placed them in a bark-filled rearing container with a bunch of synchroid larvae and pupae for food. Maybe I should split them up so they don't eat each other. A Holo*lepta pupa should be quite a sight.
… Jim McClarin, 27 May, 2008 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Status
Having not heard anything, I assume these are 'Dust in the Wind'?
… Jeff Gruber, 10 July, 2008 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Both died and rotted without pupating.
Very disappointing :-(
… Jim McClarin, 10 July, 2008 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow!!!
I'd never thought this would be a histerid larva, especially for the size like that. Awesome. Learned something new about this family.
… Robert Otto, 27 May, 2008 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

It looks like an elaterid lar
It looks like an elaterid larva. Some of these larvae are sizable, predaceous beasts. This form is unknown to me. I have never seen anything like that.
… Robert Otto, 27 May, 2008 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

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