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Dynastes tityus pupa - Dynastes tityus - male
Copyright © 2006 Nadeer N. Youssef

Dynastes tityus pupa - Dynastes tityus - Male
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
August 24, 2006
This pupa is a large male, it will most likely turn out to around 50-55mm. This is one of many larvae that I obtained from adults that I captured and hand paired.
Contributed by Joshua P. Basham on 6 September, 2006 - 11:24pm

I read how to do it here: [ur
I read how to do it here: http://www.naturalworlds.org/beetlering/. Alot of trial and error but I have reared some large adults of D. tityus and D. granti.
… Joshua P. Basham, 25 May, 2010 - 1:49pm

Too cool, how did you learn h
Too cool, how did you learn how to do this?
… MarkVanderWerp, 16 May, 2010 - 5:29pm

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