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 often translate into mites and mould. Keep the larvae slightly drier during pupation and breeding should not pose any problems. The only problem you might sometimes encounter is that the females lay only very few eggs.

Interesting Links:

A very detailed breeding report by Norbert Lang (German language)

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Specimen Pictures:

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Pictures of living specimen:

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens male, Zaire © S. Mallet

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens male, Zaire © M. Frei

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens male, Zaire © J.Oldrich

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens male, Zaire © P. Curik

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens female, Zaire © S. Mallet

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens gynandromorph, Zaire © M. Polacyk

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens gynandromorph, Zaire © M. Polacyk

Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens larva, L3, Zaire © B. Harink

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