genus: LEUCOCELIS Kraatz 1880
species: abessinica Moser 1913
subspecies: borana Müller 1939
wild habitat:thorny Acacia shrubland, found cohabiting with Homothyrea sp. and other Leucocelis spp.
origin: Ethiopia, near Finchawa, V/2008
wild imago size: 11-14 mm
breeding difficulty: difficult, pupal stage is the main breeding problem

       
Leucocelis abessinica borana

species: simillima Kraatz 1896
wild habitat: thorny Acacia shrubs, found cohabiting with Homothyrea sp. and other Leucocelis spp.
origin: Ethiopia, near Finchawa, V/2008
wild imago size: 11-12 mm
breeding difficulty: I´ve never bred this species

species: adspersa (Fabricius, 1801)
wild habitat: typical flower beetle feeding on pollen
origin: South Africa, Eastern Cape
wild imago size: 10-11 mm
breeding difficulty: species does not show any tendency to dormancy in any phase of development and thus is and easy species to reproduce in captivity. Life cycle usually takes 2–3 months. Larvae prosper in rather dry substrate containing 30% silty and sandy soil and 70% rotten wood and leaf litter.

       
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species: discicollis Reiche 1849
wild habitat: Acacia thorny shrubland, adults feed on blossoms, larvae were found in rotten wood
origin: Ethiopia, near Bedele, IV/2002
wild imago size: 11-12 mm
breeding difficulty: easy to medium, pupal stage usually takes longer time approx. 4 months

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