Phyllium ericoriai "Ibong Sapa"

(by Bruno Kneubuehler)

the detailed care sheet with many more photos will follow here later on...
 

• Ibong Sapa (Catenduanes, Philippines)
• a DNA-comparison will show whether this population from Catenduanes is actually conspecific with the population from the Ph. ericoriai's type locality Marinduque (Philippines)
• incubation about 4 - 6 months, but some nymphs can hatch even (many) months after the first nymphs
• feed well on bramble, Salal and hazelnut
• I have kept the nymphs in a rather airy cage at around 60 - 70% rH
• easy with the Free-Standing-Setup
• older nymphs and adults are better kept at a higher humidity of about 75+ % rH
• spray regularly (2 - 3 times a week) but let water dry up before you spray again
• in my culture, all older female nymphs were yellow. But once they were adult, then they turned green again
• females about 8 -9 cm, males about 6.5 cm