Genus
Species
Stock
CLP
733
PSG
145a
Culture status
In culture
Foodplants
Bramble (Rubus spp.)
Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Breeding notes
(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