Pachnoda marginata

Taxobox
name = "Pachnoda marginata"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Scarabaeidae
subfamilia = Cetoniinae
genus = "Pachnoda"
species = "P. marginata"
binomial = "Pachnoda marginata"

"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.

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.

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.