Distribution: Hungary Breeding hints: Temperatures around 20 degrees Eggs are laid near to wood pieces into soil or similar fine materials, e.g. sawdust Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright of Benjamin Harink, […]
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Lucanus cervus cervus
Distribution: Europe and Asia Minor Breeding hints: Temperatures below 20 degrees Eggs are laid near to wood pieces into soil or similar fine materials, e.g. sawdust Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright […]
READ MORE »Lucanus cervus hungaricus
Distribution: Hungary Breeding hints: Temperatures below 20 degrees Eggs are laid near to wood pieces into soil or similar fine materials, e.g. sawdust Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright of Benjamin Harink, […]
READ MORE »Lucanus cervus judaicus
Distribution: Asia Minor Breeding hints: Temperatures below 20 degrees Eggs are laid near to wood pieces into soil or similar fine materials, e.g. sawdust Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright of Benjamin […]
READ MORE »Lucanus cervus laticornis
Distribution: Turkey Breeding hints: I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for this species. Breeding should be similar to that of Lucanus cervus: Cool temperatures and eggs are laid in the soil next to pieces of wood. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living […]
READ MORE »Lucanus cervus turcicus
Distribution: Greece, Turkey Breeding hints: Temperatures below 20 degrees Eggs are laid near to wood pieces into soil or similar fine materials, e.g. sawdust Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright of Benjamin […]
READ MORE »Lucanus cyclommatoides
Distribution: Vietnam Breeding hints: I am not sure if this species has already been bred in captivity. If you know more, please do inform me. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright of […]
READ MORE »Lucanus datunensis
Distribution: Taiwan Breeding hints: Supposedly not too difficult to breed. Females are very hard to find in the wild, even though males are very common. The male-female ratio in breeding is 50-50 Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective […]
READ MORE »Lucanus delavayi
Distribution: China Breeding hints: Lucanus are a bit more difficult to breed than other Lucanidae. They in general need cooler temperatures and prefer a very decayed substrate. There seem to be species that live on white rotten wood, and can also be reared on kinshi. This is something that puzzled me, as I had thought […]
READ MORE »Lucanus dohertyi
Distribution: India Breeding hints: Considering the rarity of this species, I doubt that it has already been kept or been bred in captivity. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Alive Pictures: All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright of Benjamin Harink, […]
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