Dorcus rectus

Distribution:

Japan, Korea

Breeding hints:

Dorcus rectus is a very common species and very easy to breed. The females will lay a large number of eggs into white rotten wood. It is advisable to separate the larvae into glasses stuffed with the same white rotten wood. White rot is a fungus that destroys the lignin in the wood and leaves the cellulose, which is the food source of the larva. Alternativly, larvae can be kept in flour fermented mat.

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Specimen Pictures:

Dorcus rectus male, Japan © B.Harink

Pictures of living specimen:

Dorcus rectus male, Japan © Borhuah Chen

Dorcus rectus female, Japan © B.Harink

Dorcus rectus male, Korea © Borhuah Chen

Dorcus rectus female, Korea © Borhuah Chen

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