Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus fruhstoferi. A friend has told me that he caught both colour forms on the same tree. It would be interesting to see if both forms also occur in breeding in captivity. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus gertrudae, but believe that it had already made its way to Japanese hobbyists. If you have more information, please do let me know. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus giraffa and its many subspecies have been bred by hobbyists around the globe. This is not surprising, considering that Prosopocoilus giraffa is among the few Lucanidae that can grow over 10 cm in size. According to some sources it might well be the largest of all Lucanidae. My friend Kay […]
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Distribution: Thailand, Malaysia Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus giraffa and its many subspecies have been bred by hobbyists around the globe. This is not surprising, considering that Prosopocoilus giraffa is among the few Lucanidae that can grow over 10 cm in size. According to some sources it might well be the largest of all Lucanidae. My friend […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus giraffa and its many subspecies have been bred by hobbyists around the globe. This is not surprising, considering that Prosopocoilus giraffa is among the few Lucanidae that can grow over 10 cm in size. According to some sources it might well be the largest of all Lucanidae. My friend Kay […]
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Distribution: South India Breeding hints: Several years back, this species has been reared by Japanese breeders. I really hope it is still around, as I am really hoping to get my hands on them as well and breed them myself. They are bred the same way as the nominate species, or the very common Prosopocoilus […]
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Distribution: China, Republic of China Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus gracilis. 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 of their respective […]
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Distribution: Japan Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus inclinatus is a very common species in Japan and very easy to breed. Eggs are laid into the substrat or soft white rotten wood pieces on top of the substrat. I managed to get more eggs when the substrat was quite wet. Larvae can be raised without problems. Prosopocoilus inclinatus […]
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Distribution: Thailand Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus inquinatus nigripes. 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 of their respective owners. Design […]
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Distribution: North East India, Arunachal Pradesh Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus inquinatus yazaki is an interesting small species, which does not seem to be difficult to breed. I have tried twice, once with 2,1 and the female had died in transport, so this did not work out. I then tried with 8 larvae in 2020, which hatched […]
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