Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: Odontolabis dalmanni intermedia to me is the most beautiful of all O. dalmanni subspecies. I am not aware of breeding reports for Odontolabis dalmanni intermedia. Since it is a rather common species, I would be surprised if it had not been bred yet. If you know anything about it, please let […]
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Distribution: India Breeding hints: Odontolabis delesserti from South India is quite a recent addition to the collection of beetle breeders. I believe it is quite successfully bred in Japan and some specimen have also found the way to Europe. I am not aware of a detailed breeding report for this species, though. Being a species […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: A few years back quite a few hobbyists were keeping Odontolabis femoralis femoralis. However, few succeeded in breeding this species. I am not aware of detailed reports of the successful breeding of O. femoralis, but would guess that someone managed to breed these. If you have, please share your experiences. Thanks […]
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Distribution: Borneo, Malaysia Breeding hints: I am not sure if the subspecies Odontolabis femoralis waterstradti has made it into the hands of breeders. If yes, I would guess that the breeding behaviour is rather similar to that of the nominate species, Odontolabis femoralis femoralis. The easiest way to tell both subspecies apart is the reddish […]
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Distribution: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia (?) Breeding hints: Odontolabis is a very easy to breed species for which I had written a very detailed breeding report that can be found on this website under the breeding report section. Odontolabis gazella is a very interesting species, as there seems to be no telodont form (I have seen […]
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Distribution: Borneo, Malaysia Breeding hints: Odontolabis hitam is a very nice species from the Borneo part of Malaysia. The name is quite fitting, because ‘hitam’ in Bahasa Melayu means ‘black’. I am not sure if this species has been bred already, but there have been exports of living specimen to Japan at least. If you […]
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Distribution: Borneo, Malaysia Breeding hints: To my knowledge there are two subspecies at the moment: Odontolabis imperialis imperialis from the Borneo side of Malaysia and Odontolabis imperialis komorii from the Philippines. To be frank, I cannot see a difference in these two subspecies, but if I remember right was told that O. i. komorii has […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: To my knowledge there are two subspecies at the moment: Odontolabis imperialis imperialis from the Borneo side of Malaysia and Odontolabis imperialis komorii from the Philippines. To be frank, I cannot see a difference in these two subspecies, but if I remember right was told that O. i. komorii has the […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes johanni. I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) johanni. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: Odontolabis kazuhisai is a rather rare and very beautiful small species. I am not sure if the breeding in captivity has been crowned by success and would be thankful for any information regarding the breeding of these. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: […]
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