Phyllium jacobsoni "Nongkodjadjar"

(by Bruno Kneubuehler)

General Notes

• 2008 - first successfull culture of this species in Europe by Thorsten Thron

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Origin

• Nongkodjadjar (Nongkejajar ), East-Java (Jawa Timur)

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Female

• about 7 to 7,5 cm long
• some specimens have dark brown "eye spot" on the dorsal abdominal side, while others do not have these spots

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Male

• about 5 cm long
• some specimens have dark brown "eye spot" on the dorsal abdominal side, while others do not have these spots

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Eggs

• about 3 x 2 mm (when freshly laid)
• as soon as the eggs were in contact with water, they become strongly fringed
• light brown

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Food Plants

• nymphs and adults accept easily bramble (Rubus sp.)

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Breeding Notes

• an easy to breed species
• incubation of the eggs on damp (not too wet) sand, with springtails to reduce mould growth
• incubation time at room temperatures (20-23°C) is about 4 months
• eggs of this species are very prone to get mouldy, and it is difficult to avoid this. Yet a thin mould layer does not affect the hatching ratio negatively
• hatching ratio of my first generation was more than 70%
• keep the nymphs in a cage with good ventilation and still high humidity, a constantly wet paper towel on the cage helps raising humidity
• nymphs and adults can be kept in a Faunabox (or similar cage), according to their size
• a ventilator in my phasmid room provides several times per day an air circulation and the cages are illuminated with strong light bulbs (HID)
• move nymphs to a bigger cage as they grow bigger
• I have never sprayed nymphs or adults with water
• male will be adult after about 3,5 months (at room temperatures), females after about 4 months
• females start to lay eggs after about 2 weeks, about 10 eggs per week
• eggs are just dropped to the ground