Distribution: China Breeding hints: I am not aware of any breeding reports for Prismognathus dauricus Interesting Links: Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have them displayed here. All Pictures © Copyright of their respective owners. Design and Text © Copyright of Benjamin Harink, any use is […]
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Distribution: Borneo Breeding hints: There are some breeders of Cyclommatus montanellus. This species seems a bit more tricky to breed. I have larvae at the moment, they are growing, but the females are pupating before the males. I also feel that they like cooler temperatures. Definitely a species I have not fully cracked or understood […]
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Distribution: Solomon Islands Breeding hints: This species is being bred mainly by Taiwanese and Japanese breeders. I am having 3 larvae at the moment, which are reared on Standard Flake soil and do not seem to be too difficult. That said, the main challenge as will all Cyclommatus is that the males take much longer […]
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Distribution: Lord Howe Island Breeding hints: Lamprima insularis has been bred by different breeders in Japan, Taiwan and Europe. They behave very similar to other Lamprima species. Females seem to prefer laying eggs into soft white rotten wood pieces. The key challenge rearing Lamprima insularis is the fact that after eclosure, the adults sometimes stay […]
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Distribution: South India Breeding hints: I am not aware of any breeding reports for this species. However, I have once reared a single larvae that I have found on white rotten wood. This was quite easy, so I think there should be no major issues rearing and breeding Prosopocoilus speciosus. Interesting Links: Specimen Pictures: Pictures […]
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Distribution: Brasil Breeding hints: Leptinopterus have only recently made it into the breeding hobby. Several species have been reproduced over several generations. In general, they seem fairly easy to rear, similar to Odontolabis. However, I have lost many specimen in the pupal phase. Interesting Links: Breeding report Leptinopterus burmeisteri Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: […]
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Distribution: Ecuador Breeding hints: Dynastes neptunus can be reared in a similar way to Dynastes hercules. They do take quite long for larval development. They do like cooler temperatures, I would suggest to not exceed 20 degree Celsius. Larvae can be kept together. Interesting Links: Dynastes hercules breeding report by Kay Dynastes hercules breeding report […]
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Distribution: China Breeding hints: I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Trichogomphus mongol. If you have any information about the breeding of this species, please let me know 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 […]
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Distribution: South Africa Breeding hints: Cyphonistes vallatus vallatus is one of the few species of South African Dynastinae that have been bred in captivity in the last few years. I did manage to get eggs on well-rotten substrate, in this case fermented kinshi (a.k.a. black soil) Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information […]
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Distribution: Thailand Breeding hints: I have published a detailed breeding report for Chalcosoma chiron kirbyi on this site. The only really exciting finding was that in order to reach telodont specimen with long horns, a good trick is to rear the larvae on kinshi. I have a new generation coming along now, and will rear […]
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