Larvae of Phaedimus howdeni
Some of the head sizes of beetle larvae are given here. I think it will help beginners to find out in which stage their larvae are. Surplus it is interesting data in order to compare it with the sizes of one's own breeding and to see what size of imagos could be reached by the different larvae. The data is taken from larvae that moulted into normal sized imagos. The measure was taken from eye to eye. (<--->)
| Species | Larval stage 1 | Larval stage 2 | Larval stage 3 |
| Agestrata belitungana (?) | 2-3 mm | 5 mm | 6 mm (quite small compared to L2) |
| Alomyrrhina dichotoma | 8(female) - 11(male) mm | ||
| Amaurodes passerini linnei | 3,2 mm | 7 mm | |
| Aphelorrhina tibialis | 5 mm | ||
| Bricoptis spec. | 3 mm | ||
| Chalcosoma atlas | 14 mm (male) | ||
| Compsocephalus dimitriewi | 5,5 mm | ||
| Dicranorrhina conradsi | 5 mm | ||
| Dynastes hercules septentrionalis | 8 mm | 14 -15 mm | |
| Eudicella smithi shiratica | 1,5 mm | 3 mm | |
| Mecynorrhina oberthueri | 4 mm | ||
| Mecynorrhina savagei | 8 mm | ||
| Mecynorrhina torquata | 11 mm (small specimen) | ||
| Megasoma acteaon acteaon | 17 mm | ||
| Megasoma acteaon janus | 10 mm | ||
| Megasoma elephas | 17(female) -19 (male) mm | ||
| Megasoma mars | 17,5 mm | ||
| Odontolabis cuvera fallaciosa | 10 mm | ||
| Odontolabis gazella | 2 mm | 4-5 mm | 10 -12 mm |
| Pachnoda cordata | 3 mm | ||
| Pachnoda marginata peregrina | 4 -5 mm | ||
| Rhomborrhina resplendens | 3 mm | ||
| Rhyssonotus nebulosus | 6 mm | ||
| Stragtegus aloeus | 8 mm | ||
| Trichaulax macleayi | 8 mm | ||
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Stand: 06. November 2007.