Recent content by Philophilus

That checks out - we did have some warmer spring weather this year, though spotty. That’s amazing to me that they would be getting to business so early in the year

Anyone have any insight on this?

I’m somewhat new to keeping beetles, so this was a surprise to me. I collected two L2 larvae out of a tree hole in Indiana June 20. About 4 weeks after they molted to L3. If I do the math I’ve learned from rearing guides, and the grubs were L1 for a month and an egg for a month before that, that...

Inatualist is handy. In addition to what was already shared, I would recommend traveling to an area where you see a higher concentration of sightings even if you are technically in their range. Thankfully in Ohio, you can pinpoint exact sightings and visit the same forest or area where the...