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Osmoderma scabra
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.
… Jim McClarin, 30 April, 2005 - 7:25pm

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