This is a short post about a seriously underrated and overlooked stag beetle species: Prosopocoilus suturalis. Prosopocoilus suturalis is a relatively small species, males measure up to 5 cm, They have a nice sulphur-yellow coloration, which fades into more brownish when dead. This makes specimen look rather dull, and different from what they look like […]
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And yet another post on another stag beetle species, seems I am on a roll these days 🙂 Prosopocoilus biplagiatus is a smallish stag beetle species, which looks similar to Prosopocoilus inquinatus and some other small Prosopocoilus species from Asia. That said it is a fascinating species for me mainly for two reasons: It is […]
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Time to write about my experiences with this interesting species in the genus Prosopocoilus. Strangely, they are not too popular when one browses the Internet for hot beetles that have become established as popular pets. Prosopocoilus bison should be, as they are, like many other in the genus, very undemanding and easy to reproduce. Prosopocolius […]
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Distribution: Vietnam, China Breeding hints: Prosopocoilus is a rarely offered species, as dead specimen. I have not yet seen alive beetles. I do think I have seen photos of alive capricornus in Japanese pages, but am not sure if they succeeded breeding it. To me, this species does look a lot like Prosopocoilus formosanus from […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: If you have any idea what species this is, please do let me know. Thanks a ton 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, if you want to have them displayed here. All […]
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Distribution: Tibet Breeding hints: If you have any idea what species this is, please do let me know. Thanks a ton 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, if you want to have them displayed here. All […]
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Distribution: Malaysia Breeding hints: If you have any idea what species this is, please do let me know. Thanks a ton 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, if you want to have them displayed here. All […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: If you have any idea what species this is, please do let me know. Thanks a ton 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, if you want to have them displayed here. All […]
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Distribution: Philippines Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus zebra. I am quite sure that hobbyists have bred them, considering that it is a very attractive species. If you are one of the breeders of Prosopocoilus zebra or any of its subspecies, please do let me know. Interesting Links: Please suggest […]
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Distribution: Indonesia Breeding hints: I am not aware of breeding reports for Prosopocoilus zebra. I am quite sure that hobbyists have bred them, considering that it is a very attractive species. If you are one of the breeders of Prosopocoilus zebra or any of its subspecies, please do let me know. Interesting Links: Please suggest […]
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