Eupatorus hardwickei

Distribution:

China, Myanmar

Breeding hints:

I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Eupatorus hardwickei. The key challenge with Eupatorus is to manage to get an active F1 generation. Wild caught females easily lay many eggs, those eggs hatch into healthy larvae that are developing well within the next 8 or so months, and then pupate. The main issue is that the newly hatched imagines do not become active, do not mate and do not lay eggs. A friend, Art Tomango, suggested that they have a very long inactive period, up to 1 year, during which they should just be left alone. However, in my opinion this is a sign that there is some trigger missing, it could be a cold period, or a drier diapause that will get them more active. Considering how commonly some species are found in the wild, they should not be too difficult.

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