Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Clerota brahma. If you have any information, please do let me know. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed here. […]
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Chelorrhina savagei
Distribution: Zaire Breeding hints: Chelorrhina savagei is a medium difficult to breed species. Larvae can be raised on a humid wood-leaf substrate. If you want to achieve major specimen in your breeding you can try additives, such as silkworm powder, cat food or larvae of other non-carnivorous species. Please make sure to be careful as […]
READ MORE »Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens
Distribution: Zaire Breeding hints: Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens is a very good beginners species. Larvae can be raised on a wood-leaf substrate. If you want to achieve major specimen in your breeding you can try additives, such as silkworm powder, cat food or larvae of other non-carnivorous species. Please make sure to be careful as additives […]
READ MORE »Cotinis nitida
Distribution: USA Breeding hints: Cotinis nitida would be a rather easy to breed species if it weren’t for pupation. The pupa are extremely sensitive and even a slight movement might cause the larva to leave the pupal cell. It will not build another one and die. It is advisable to separate L3 larvae into 1-2 […]
READ MORE »Cheirolasia burkei schaueri
Distribution: South Africa Breeding hints: Cheirolasia burkei is an easy to breed species. The only challenge might be the pupation stage, during which it is necessary to decrease the humidity and provide sand on top of the substrate, so that the larvae can pupate. If kept too humid during pupation, the pupae will mould and […]
READ MORE »Chalcotea neglecta
Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Chalcotea neglecta. I have kept another Chalcotea species from Borneo and found that the larvae did well on a wood substrat (well decomposed) and cool temperatures. Sadly all larvae died during pupation, which is difficult with many Asian Cetonidae. If you have more […]
READ MORE »Cetonischema speciosa jousselini
Distribution: Turkey Breeding hints: To me this is one of the most beautiful European Cetonidae. I have no breeding experiences with this Cetonischema speciosa jousselini. I was told that the breeding is the same as for C. aeruginosa, e.g. wood is a very important ingredient in the larvae rearing substrate. A hibernation during the pupation […]
READ MORE »Cetonischema aeruginosa aeruginosa
Distribution: Europe Breeding hints: I have no breeding experiences with this Cetonischema aeruginosa aeruginosa. I was told that wood is a very important ingredient in the larvae rearing substrate. A hibernation during the pupation stage would definitly be helpful if you plan to breed them through many generations. If you have first hand experience and […]
READ MORE »Compsocephalus dimitriewi
Distribution: Ethiopia Breeding hints: Considering the different reports from breeders, I am not sure if Compsocephalus dimitriewi is either an incredibly different or extremely easy to breed species. When I was breeding them I found them a very easy to breed species that was quite prolific. Here is what I think I did different from […]
READ MORE »Cetonia aurata aurata
Distribution: Europe Breeding hints: Cetonia aurata is a very common European Cetonid. They often breed in compost mounds. They are protected in a lot of countries and as such it might not be possible to keep them. Breeding is rather straightforward, eggs are laid into leaf-wood-compost, where the larvae will also develop. Cetonia makes for […]
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