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Agapanthia villosoviridescens - Pupating Slowly wiggling out of the larval skin - whole process took about half an hour.<br /> Detail of the beginning of this process:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92447/agapanthia_villosoviridescens_-_pupating_cracking_open_at_the_head.html" title="Agapanthia villosoviridescens - Pupating: Cracking open at the head"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/92447_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=DJ49QrEuKrGt9KYX0MHka8t4fSQ%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Agapanthia villosoviridescens - Pupating: Cracking open at the head Rest of the process here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92448/agapanthia_villosoviridescens_-_pupating.html Agapanthia,Agapanthia villosoviridescens,Cerambycidae,Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle,Lamiinae,Larva,Longhorn beetle,Pupa,nl: Gewone distelboktor" /></a></figure> Agapanthia,Agapanthia villosoviridescens,Cerambycidae,Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle,Lamiinae,Larva,Longhorn beetle,Pupa,nl: Gewone distelboktor Click/tap to enlarge

Agapanthia villosoviridescens - Pupating

Slowly wiggling out of the larval skin - whole process took about half an hour.
Detail of the beginning of this process:

Agapanthia villosoviridescens - Pupating: Cracking open at the head Rest of the process here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/92448/agapanthia_villosoviridescens_-_pupating.html Agapanthia,Agapanthia villosoviridescens,Cerambycidae,Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle,Lamiinae,Larva,Longhorn beetle,Pupa,nl: Gewone distelboktor

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    Christine Young
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    Love this! Great job documenting. It must have been fun to watch. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      Yes, it's always exciting when you're in luck while checking the box for current status and then are invited to witness the process just as it unfolds. Lucky timing! :o) Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        I definitely agree! It's so exciting to witness. I used to watch mosquitoes emerge from the pupal stage under a microscope, and it was so cool. Nature blows my mind. Posted 5 years ago

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The Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle

"Agapanthia villosoviridescens", also known as the golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the Lamiinae subfamily, that can be found in the Caucasus, Europe, Kazakhstan, the Near East, Russia and Turkey.

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