Genus Pachnoda is very well represented by the most commonly bred species P.marginata. There are 108 species known to science. They occur all over Africa stretching into southern Europe and Arabic Peninsula. Most of them are typically savanah species feeding on flowers and shrubs particularly Acacia and Protea sp. Due to the conditions where they live, some species may require diapausis. Such diapausis involves keeping prepupas in cocoons for about 4-6 months in very dry substrate, after that it is necessary to gently sprinkle the substarte with water, which could stimulate prepupas convert to pupa and subsequently transform to adult beetle. Similiar breeding process could be applicated for various cetonidae - Ptychodesthes gratiosa, Plaesiorhinella sp., Leucocelis discicollis, some generations of Compsocephalus, Pachnoda discolor or Marmylida impressa.
Pachnoda beetles have many different breeding habits and could not be supposed as easy to breed. Also oviposition is problematic (P.ephippiata, P.abyssinica). Lifecycle usually takes 4-6 months depends on adult size.

genus: PACHNODA Burmeister 1842
species: marginata Drury 1773
subspecies: peregrina Kolbe 1906 aurantia Herbst 1790
origin: I don´t know the country of origin exactly, it occurs widely through the tropical Africa.
wild imago size: 25-27mm

species: cordata Drury 1773
origin: Ivory Coast
wild imago size: 18-20mm

species: discolor Kolbe 1895
origin: Tanzania; Malawi, Ntchisi, leg. Petr Malec (3/2000); det. Milan Krajčík
wild imago size: 20-22mm

species: trimaculata Kraatz 1885
origin: Tanzania, Mombo
origin2: Zambia, Kafue, 2/2005 leg. Petr Malec

species: sinuata Fabricius 1775
subspecies: calceata Harold 1878
origin: Sof´Omar, Ethiopia, leg. Malec Petr 4/2003
wild imago size: 22-25mm

species: abyssinica Blanchard 1842
leg.Petr Malec (5/2003)
origin: Bedele, Ethiopia
wild imago size: 26-28mm

species: thoracica Fabricius 1775
origin: Yemen

species: aemula Bourgoin 1919
origin: unknown
origin2: Uganda, Mt. Elgon (11/2006) lgt. Petr Malec

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