genus: PACHNODA Burmeister 1842

species: marginata Drury 1773
remark: beetle with the longest tradition in breedings and easy reproduction, larvae often used like food for reptiles
wild habitat: savannah species, found on Acacia ssp.

subspecies: nominate
origin: unknown, species occurs widely throughout all tropical Africa
origin2: Guinea
wild imago size: 20-27 mm
breeding difficulty: very easy

subspecies: peregrina Kolbe 1906
origin: unknown, species occurs widely throughout all tropical Africa
wild imago size: same as above mentioned
breeding difficulty: same as above mentioned

subspecies: aurantia Herbst 1790
origin: Guinea
wild imago size: same as above mentioned
breeding difficulty: usually easy, sometimes oviposition is problematic

species: ephippiata Gerstaecker 1867
remark: big sized Pachnoda, many transitional and natural hybrid forms are known
wild habitat: common species of eastern and central equatorial african bush
origin: Kenya, leg. Norbert Lang
origin2: Kenya, Mt. Kenya, Nanyuki, 1900 m., 12/2009
origin3: Uganda, near Rukungiri, 5/2009, leg. Petr Malec
wild imago size: 17-28 mm
breeding difficulty: medium difficulty, the only trouble is oviposition, sometimes unachieved

species: aemula Bourgoin 1919
remark: often cohabit with P.ephippiata, many transitional and natural hybrid forms are known
wild habitat: common species of eastern equatorial african bush
origin: Uganda, Mt. Elgon, near Kapchorwa, 11/2006, leg. Petr Malec
wild imago size: 17-20 mm
breeding difficulty: very easy

species: mastrucata Gerstaecker 1833
remark: supposed to be natural hybrid of sp.stehelini and specimen of ephippiata-aemula complex
wild habitat: species of higher altitude plateau
origin: Uganda, Mt. Elgon, near Kapchorwa, 11/2006, leg. Petr Malec
wild imago size: 19-25 mm
breeding difficulty: usually easy


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