Distribution: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Breeding hints: Lamprima adolphinae is a relatively easy to breed species. Females are laying eggs into soft white rotten wood. Some females in my breeding were digging deeply into wood pieces and creating long tunnel systems before laying the eggs. Keeping of the larvae is quite easy and they can […]
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Lamprima aurata
Distribution: Australia Breeding hints: Lamprima aurata is a relatively easy to breed species. Females are laying eggs into soft white rotten wood. Some females in my breeding were digging deeply into wood pieces and creating long tunnel systems before laying the eggs. Keeping of the larvae is quite easy and they can be reared on […]
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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: Australia Breeding hints: Lamprima latreillei is supposed to be a relatively easy to breed species. However, this species is not very common in the breeding rooms od hobbyists. Females are laying eggs into soft white rotten wood. Keeping of the larvae is quite easy and they can be reared on white rotten wood or […]
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