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Scarab larva - Osmoderma
Copyright © 2005 Maria Fremlin

Scarab larva - Osmoderma
Victoria Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 15, 2005
Size: ruler is in millimetres,
This larva was found in a stump, feeding above the ground. It got very excited with the encounter and frassed away several times...

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Contributed by Maria Fremlin on 4 December, 2005 - 4:05am
Last updated 7 December, 2006 - 3:48am

Melolonthinae?
Dominique Collet has narrowed this larva down possibly to the Melolonthinae.
Meanwhile I've discovered that this larva is very similar, however it wasn't feeding on rotten wood...
PS: it is now thought to belong to the Subfamily Cetoniinae, Trichinniae tribe.
… Maria Fremlin, 21 December, 2005 - 2:06am

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