Eurynecroscia nigrofasciata "Tapah Hills"

(by Bruno Kneubuehler)

• formerly known as Tagesoidea nigrofasciata
• Hennemann & Conle (2013) put this species in the genus Eurynecroscia
   
• from Tapah Hills, Peninsular Malaysia
• only the Orang Asli on Tapah Hills know where to find them in the wild 
   
• eggs are similar to Necroscia eggs in shape, about 4 mm long, dark grey with a light gray area around the posterior egg pole
   
• incubation time (HH-method on slightly damp sand) is about 5 - 6 months at 20 - 23 °
   
• nymph are about 14 mm long, orange-brown body, black eyes, long and white-black antennae
   
• no food plant offered in Switzerland has been accepted

• their natural food plant seems to be Litsea robusta (info by Dr. Francis Seow-Choen, Singapore), which I could not try out ...