I have recently started again to breed Odontolabis burmeisteri, one of the emperors of Lucanidae. It’s a majestic species that has the potential to get over 10cm in size, and it is in the more beautiful Odontolabis category, where the elytra are black and yellow. That said, they also have really nice mandibles, so what […]
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This is a short breeding update by my friend Kay the Guru on Odontolabis dalmanni intermedia. I think it is really interesting for several reasons. First of all, Japanese breeders are already quite advanced when it comes to substrates and more and more started looking into temperature effects when trying to achieve maximum size Lucanidae. […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Odontolabis micros. O. micros is a very interesting species because it looks like a perfect telodont miniature of the large Odontolabis species. Breeding would surely be very interesting and I would be happy if you could inform me if you have managed to […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes ursulae. I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) ursulae. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes taroni. I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) taroni. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes svenjae. I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) svenjae. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes striata cephalotes. I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) striata cephalotes. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes sarasinorum. I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) sarasinorum. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes ritsemae. I am not aware of any breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) ritsemae. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more information about […]
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Distribution: Flores Island, Indonesia Breeding hints: This is now Odontolabis, but was earlier known as Chalcodes nyashimai. I am not aware of detailed breeding reports for Odontolabis (Chalcodes) nyashimai. I am not sure if it has already been bred by hobbyists and am thankful for any information. Interesting Links: Please suggest links that offer more […]
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