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Help me ID this impressive grub - Alaus oculatus
Copyright © 2006 Scott Nelson

Help me ID this impressive grub - Alaus oculatus
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
July 25, 2006
Size: about 70 mm
This is the same grub. It now looks much more like the adult. This photo was taken on Sept. 26, 2006. I am raising a couple of these in leaf litter and highly decayed oak wood.

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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 27 September, 2006 - 6:11am
Last updated 3 August, 2007 - 10:09am

Hi Scott,
You never added adult images. Did your pupae die before they could mature? If you did get adult images, please post them as they will complete the life cycle. There's also a Web site, buglifecyle.com, that would like to link to this series if it is completed.
… Jim McClarin, 19 May, 2009 - 6:17am login or register to post comments

That really is impressive, Scott.
Nice record you're making. I hope it matures to give us a complete development series. btw, this is a pupa not a larva.
… Jim McClarin, 27 September, 2006 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, and was it still 70mm
or do we need a new size estimate for the pupa? Based on my thumb, this is closer to 35mm now.
… john and jane balaban, 30 June, 2007 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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