Paramenexenus laetus "Tay Yen Tu"

(by Bruno Kneubuehler)

General Informations

• provenience: Tay Yen Tu NP (Vietnam)
• F1 CB culture by Oskar Conle (Germany)
• taxonomic evaluation by Joachim Bresseel (Belgium)
• further taxonomical informations ➤ phasmida.speciesfile.org
• this is a pure culture, and serious breeders will not mix it with cultures of a different provenience

Females

• 10 - 11.5 cm
• bright green

Males

• 8.5 - 9.5 cm
• bright green

Food Plants

• bramble (Rubus spp.)
  well accepted by nymphs and adults
• beech (Fagus sylvatica)
  well accepted by nymphs and adults
• hazel nut (Corylus avellana)
  well accepted by nymphs and adults
   

Breeding, Behaviour

• active mainly during the night
• freeze up when they feel threatened
• eggs are just dropped to the ground
• about 10 - 15 eggs per female and week
• incubation (HH-method on slightly damp sand) about 3 - 4 months at 20 - 23 °C
• a humidity of about 60 - 70 % seems to be good enough for this species
• one can spray them regularly with chlorine-free water, but the water should dry up again
• beautiful and easy species