Pachnoda marginata
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Pachnoda marginata is a beetle from the subfamily Cetoniinae with a large number of subspecies that lives in west and central Africa. They are sometimes used as food for terrarium animals. The adult beetles are 20-30 mm, the larvae are very small when they hatch, but can grow as long as 60 mm.
[edit] Life cycle
After mating, the female lays an egg in moist ground, which hatches after a short time into a larva that feeds voraciously. When the larva has matured, it pupates, and then transforms into an adult beetle.
[edit] As pets
Pachnoda marginata is an easy beetle to keep, requiring a terrarium with a lid (as it can fly out), a layer of moist ground, something to climb on, a warming lamp and food like bananas, apples and other fruits. The larva also eat leaves and other plantwaste.
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