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Chlaenius aestivus, larva - Chlaenius aestivus

Chlaenius aestivus, larva - Chlaenius aestivus
Warren County, Virginia, USA
May 6, 2015
3rd instar!

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Sad news..
Unfortunately, this neat beetle went the way of most captive carabid larvae, and died this past weekend.

The larva of this species has never been described to my knowledge, so I'm happy to have preserved specimens of 1st and 3rd instars.

 
Aww man
Sorry to hear that, I was hoping for a detailed full life cycle description. This genus has very handsome larva.

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