SPECIES : PELIDNOTA PUNCTATA

SIZE : [ 20 - 25 mm ] 

PELIDNOTA PUNCTATA AKA THE SPOTTED GRAPEVINE BEETLE IS A SCARAB SPECIES NATIVE TO THE EAST COAST OF CANADA. THIS NOCTURNAL BEETLE SPENDS ITS EARLY LIFE AS A LARVAE  FEEDING ON THE ROTTING ROOTS OF OLD TREE STUMPS. IN CAPTIVITY GRAPEVINE BEETLES WILL ENJOY APPLES, BANANA, BEETLE JELLY, AND GRAPEVINE LEAVES.