Odontolabis versicolor

Distribution:

South India, India

Breeding hints:

Odontolabis versicolor 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 from the mountains they need to be kept cooler than, for example, the Indonesian Odontolabis species.

Odontolabis normally make for a good beginners choice. Of course there are some difficult to breed species, but the major challenge in breeding Odontolabis normally lays in achieving telodont males rather than just reproducing the species.

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Specimen Pictures:

Odontolabis versicolor male, India © B.Harink

Odontolabis versicolor female, India © B.Harink

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