I am Canadian born in Toronto currently living in the USA (Maryland). I have no formal insect related training or schooling. My interest in insects is very recent and I didn't even take the basic insect science class in undergraduate (mistake). I am married with a child who both enjoy bugs about as much as I do.

I enjoy collecting butterflies and large moths of USA and Canada. I have a small collection of larger eye-catching beetles of USA and Canada.

The outdoors, hiking, birding, orchids.

I also have 2 russian tortoises and 4 cats.

Present insect list: The stars reflect what I thought of raising the species.

-Dynastes tityus (***) They are cute little bugs.

Cockroaches:

Giant Cockroaches "Blatta gigantea"(**) - Just a few and they are too fun. My son loves to play with the young ones.

Tarantulas:

Brazilian Salmon Pink - Lasiodora parahybana (name-Pink/female)(***)

Avicularia versicolor (name-JayLo/female)(***)

Past insect list: I do not keep exotic beetle species anymore and this list does not reflect my current collection.

dynastid beetles

-Allomyrina dichotomus (***) -from egg to imago in 1 year in a big beetle. They are the best.

-Xylotrupes gideon (***)- nice beetle.

-Chalcosoma caucasus (***)

-Megasoma elephas (***)- really a treat to raise but they take a long time to pupate. From L3 i waited 2 years to imago.

-Dynastes granti (**)-granti and tityus take two years from egg to imago. Little too long to wait for a med-sized beetle.

-Dynastes tityus (**)

-Strategus aloeus (**)

Stags

- Phalacrognatus muelleri (*)- easy enough species to raise and breed but I have never raised large specimens.

-Lucanus elepus (**)

-Homoderus mellyi (***)- very fun.

-Rhaetulus crenatus (*)- easy to raise but hard to generate large specimens.

Flower beetles

-Eudecella aethiopica (***)- note, adults are smelly.

-Eudecella smithi (***) - cute.

-Dicronorrhina derbyana (***)

-Cotinus mutabilis (*)

-Chelorrhina polyphemus (***)


I am always looking for a new species to try or trade. contact me.

Tarantulas:

Green bottle blue-Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (name-?/male/dead)(*)

Goliath bird eating spider- theraphosa blondi (name-Blondy/male/dead)(***)

cockroaches:

Madagascar hissing cockroach (***)

I am still keeping/raising Dynastes tityus but don't keep any other species right now.

I am looking for new beetles to raise or moth and butterflies to hatch from pupa.

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