Distribution: Tibet Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus astacoides is quite a good beginners species. Eggs are laid into medium soft white rotten wood. The larvae can be separated, but I had not noticed cannibalism when I was keeping larvae together in a large box. Larvae can be reared on white rotten wood or flour fermented sawdust with […]
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Prosopocoilus astacoides elaphus
Distribution: Malaysia, Indonesia (?) Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus astacoides is quite a good beginners species. Eggs are laid into medium soft white rotten wood. The larvae can be separated, but I had not noticed cannibalism when I was keeping larvae together in a large box. Larvae can be reared on white rotten wood or flour fermented […]
READ MORE »Prosopocoilus astacoides kachinensis (?)
Distribution: Myanmar Breeding hints: Not sure if this subspecies has been properly identified. Please correct it if wrong. Prosopocoilus astacoides is quite a good beginners species. Eggs are laid into medium soft white rotten wood. The larvae can be separated, but I had not noticed cannibalism when I was keeping larvae together in a large […]
READ MORE »Prosopocoilus astacoides castaneus
Distribution: Thailand Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus astacoides is quite a good beginners species. Eggs are laid into medium soft white rotten wood. The larvae can be separated, but I had not noticed cannibalism when I was keeping larvae together in a large box. Larvae can be reared on white rotten wood or flour fermented sawdust with […]
READ MORE »Prosopocoilus astacoides blanchardi
Distribution: Taiwan Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus astacoides is quite a good beginners species. Eggs are laid into medium soft white rotten wood. The larvae can be separated, but I had not noticed cannibalism when I was keeping larvae together in a large box. Larvae can be reared on white rotten wood or flour fermented sawdust with […]
READ MORE »Prosopocoilus astacoides astacoides
Distribution: Laos Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus astacoides is quite a good beginners species. Eggs are laid into medium soft white rotten wood. The larvae can be separated, but I had not noticed cannibalism when I was keeping larvae together in a large box. Larvae can be reared on white rotten wood or flour fermented sawdust with […]
READ MORE »Dorcus thoracicus
Distribution: Thailand Breeding hints: I am not sure about the ID of this beetle. Please help 🙂 I am not aware of breeding reports for Dorcus thoracicus. Breeding should be in the typical Dorcus manner, if I have to dare a guess 😉 Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species […]
READ MORE »Dorcus yamadai
Distribution: Taiwan Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Dorcus yamadai. Breeding should be in the typical Dorcus manner, if I have to dare a guess 😉 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 […]
READ MORE »Dorcus titanus ssp. Tibet
Distribution: Tibet Breeding hints: Not sure about this subspecies. If you have an ID for it, please do let me know. Thanks a lot 🙂 Dorcus titanus is an extremely widespread species with a large number of subspecies all over Asia. It is very easy to breed and makes for a perfect beginners species. There […]
READ MORE »Dorcus titanus platymelus
Distribution: Japan Breeding hints: Dorcus titanus is an extremely widespread species with a large number of subspecies all over Asia. Dorcus titanus platymelus is one of the Chinese subspecies of D. titanus. It is very easy to breed and makes for a perfect beginners species. There are very large subspecies growing over 10 cm, and […]
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