[6] The larvae live in the soil and need the protein-rich diet, because they grow very quickly.

Even under optimum conditions, the larvae take about 4 months to mature fully, which corresponds to the duration of the rainy season.

When maximum size is reached, the larva constructs a pupal chamber in which it will undergo metamorphosis (pupation) to the adult state.

In captivity the adults can live over a year, but in the wild life is probably much shorter.

[9] This species is present in western equatorial Africa, in Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, South Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin (Dahome), Nigeria and Liberia.