Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: Dorcus alcides is rather easy to breed. The females lay eggs into relatively hard white rotten wood logs. The larvae can be reared in these logs or be separated and fed with white rotten wood pieces stuffed into containers. Big specimen are commonly reared on kinshi fungus. For the rest of […]
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Dorcus amamianus nomurai
Distribution: Japan Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for this species. Please share your experiences with me. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed here. Pictures of living specimen: All Pictures © Copyright […]
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Distribution: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Myanmar, Laos Breeding hints: Dorcus antaeus is rather easy to breed. The females lay eggs into relatively hard white rotten wood logs. The larvae can be reared in these logs or be separated and fed with white rotten wood pieces stuffed into containers. Big specimen are commonly reared on kinshi […]
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Distribution: Papua New Guinea Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Dorcus arfakianus. I am not even sure if this species has been exported alive Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to […]
READ MORE »Dorcus arrowi
Distribution: Thailand Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for this species, but I guess breeding would be the typical Dorcus fashion: Hard rotten wood, pre-digested by a Pleurotus, Trametes fungus for egg laying and larva raising. Please share your experiences with me. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Vietnam Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Dorcus bisignatus elsiledis. Please share your experiences with me. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed here. All Pictures © […]
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Distribution: Thailand Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for this species. Please share your experiences with me. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed here. All Pictures © Copyright […]
READ MORE »Dorcus bisignatus ssp. Tibet
Distribution: Tibet Breeding hints: Please do write to me if you have an idea what subspecies these guys might be. Thanks a lot in advance I am not aware of breeding reports for this species. Please share your experiences with me. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: […]
READ MORE »Dorcus brevis
Distribution: USA Breeding hints: I am currently trying to breed this species. I have lost the male rather early, hence I am not sure if they had time to mate. However, I was informed by Ryan Minard that it is a rather easy to breed species. Eggs are laid in rather soft white rotten wood […]
READ MORE »Dorcus bucephalus
Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: Dorcus bucephalus is rather easy to breed. The females lay eggs into relatively hard white rotten wood logs. The larvae can be reared in these logs or be separated and fed with white rotten wood pieces stuffed into containers. Big specimen are commonly reared on kinshi fungus. For the rest of […]
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