Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus forceps. Considering that it is a rather small brown species, I think only ‘hardcore’ hobbyists would be interested in them. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your […]
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Distribution: China, Republic of China Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus forficula. It is not a rare species in the wild, but according to some German specialists and Japanese and Taiwanese sources has not been bred in captivity yet. If you know more about this, please share with us. (Thanks […]
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Distribution: Taiwan Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus formosanus, but since it is a rather common species, I am quite sur that it has been regularly bred by hobbyists. If you are breeding this species, please let us know 🙂 Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus francisi is a very rare species. I am not sure if it has been exported alive to other countries and am not aware of a breeding report for this species. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email […]
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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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