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Osmoderma scabra
Photo#15992
Copyright © 2005
Jim McClarin
Osmoderma scabra
Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Size: about 12 mm
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Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 30 April, 2005 - 7:15pm
Last updated 25 October, 2016 - 11:10am
Larva made pupal shell.
Larva made pupal shell of wood particles and frass in which to pupate. This was broken open accidentally after pupa was formed, allowing me to photograph it before it matured. In my experience, if the pupal shell is broken open before grub becomes a pupa, it will die.
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Jim McClarin
, 30 April, 2005 - 7:25pm
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