Distribution: Central and East Africa Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus savagei was the first Lucanidae species that I have kept and bred. I had the subspecies of Prosopocoilus savagei surtur, but suspect that the breeding for all subspecies would be the same. That time, I used relatively soft white rotten pieces of Cherry wood, but any other […]
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Distribution: Tanzania Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus umhangi. If you have information about the breeding of this species, please do let me know. Thanks in advance. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not sure about the subspecies ID, if you have a clue, please let me know. I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus tragulus. I know that it has been kept by Japanese hobbyists, but am not sure how the breeding worked out to be. If you have […]
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Distribution: Australia Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus torresensis flavoguttatus is one of the very few Lucanidae species that made it out of Australia and into our breedings. I found this species quite easy to breed. Eggs were laid into soft white wood, where the larvae also developed. The total development took about a year. I would rate […]
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Distribution: Thailand and …? Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus suturalis. Considering that they are a rather common species, I guess that they would not be too difficult to breed. 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: Madagascar Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus serricornis. Please do write to me if you know how to breed this species. I am not sure if they have been exported as living specimen. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus sericeus. Please do write to me if you know how to breed this species. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus romeoi. Please do write to me if you know how to breed this species. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to have […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus oweni pascoei. Please do write to me if you know how to breed this species. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about this species Specimen Pictures: Pictures of living specimen: Please email me your pictures, if you want to […]
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Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and many more Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus occipitalis. It is a very easy species to breed. Eggs are laid into soft white rotten wood. Larvae develop in this wood, or on a fermented sawdust substrat. Overall, I would rate this species a […]
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