Time to write about a flower beetle again, it has been many posts on stag beetles recently, but I still have some Cetonidae on the side. One of these species is Protaetia cretica, a Cetonid from the Island of Crete in Greece. These are relatively easy, but have some special requirements that they share with […]
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Hexarthrius davisoni – a South Indian Beauty
Time to update on one of my favorite South Indian Lucanidae species. Partially, because I had observed them in the wild over several years, and will probably never forget my joy and excitement when I found my first male in the area of Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, South India. Hexarthrius davisoni is the Southernmost Indian […]
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