Distribution: Daito Island, Japan Breeding hints: Dorcus titanus is an extremely widespread species with a large number of subspecies all over Asia. Dorcus titanus daitoensis is a reddish coloured subspecies from the isolated Daito Islands in Japan. It is very easy to breed and makes for a perfect beginners species. There are very large subspecies […]
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Distribution: China, Republic of China Breeding hints: Dorcus titanus is an extremely widespread species with a large number of subspecies all over Asia. Dorcus titanus castanicolor is a Chinese subspecies of D. titanus. It is very easy to breed and makes for a perfect beginners species. There are very large subspecies growing over 10 cm, […]
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Distribution: Palawan, Philippines Breeding hints: Dorcus titanus is an extremely widespread species with a large number of subspecies all over Asia. Dorcus titanus palawanicus is a giant subspecies of D. titanus from the Philippines. It is very easy to breed and makes for a perfect beginners species. There are very large subspecies growing over 10 […]
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Distribution: Taiwan Breeding hints: Dorcus titanus is an extremely widespread species with a large number of subspecies all over Asia. Dorcus titanus sika is the Taiwanese subspecies of D. titanus. It is very easy to breed and makes for a perfect beginners species. There are very large subspecies growing over 10 cm, and those that […]
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Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines and ? Breeding hints: Dorcus titanus is an extremely widespread species with a large number of subspecies all over Asia. It is very easy to breed and makes for a perfect beginners species. There are very large subspecies growing over 10 cm, and those that merely touch 5 cm. Temperature might be […]
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Distribution: Indonesia, Tibet, Thailand and? Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Dorcus tytius. Breeding should be in the typical Dorcus manner, if I have to dare a guess 😉 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: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Dorcus ternatensis. Breeding should be in the typical Dorcus manner, if I have to dare a guess 😉 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 […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Dorcus taurus. It is a fairly widespread species and fairly easy to breed. The breeding of Dorcus taurus cribriceps is similar to the breeding of Dorcus curvidens Eggs are laid into hard white rotten wood. Larvae can be reared either in: Wood […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Dorcus taurus gypeatus. It is a fairly widespread species and fairly easy to breed. The breeding of Dorcus taurus is similar to the breeding of Dorcus curvidens Eggs are laid into hard white rotten wood. Larvae can be reared either in: Wood […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Dorcus taurus. It is a fairly widespread species and fairly easy to breed. The breeding of Dorcus taurus is similar to the breeding of Dorcus curvidens Eggs are laid into hard white rotten wood. Larvae can be reared either in: Wood logs: […]
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