Thursday, May 14, 2009

Finally It emerged..........

I posted an entry on March 25, 2009 mentioning a larva I caught in Bangi Forest Reserve. I bred it in an aqaurium, and it finally emerged last night! Now, I have the answer for the identity of the larva................. it is Zyxomma petiolatum.

Zyxomma petiolatum larva caught on March 25, 2009 from Bangi Forest Reserve


the larva finally emerged on May 13, 2009


a matured adult of Zyxomma petiolatum