
Genus
Species
Stock
CLP
732
PSG
347a
Culture status
In culture
Foodplants
Bramble (Rubus spp.)
Breeding notes
(by Bruno Kneubuehler)
General Informations
- provenience: Mt. Halimun (western Java)
- F1 CB culture by Bruno Kneubuehler
- further taxonomical informations ➤ phasmida.speciesfile.org
- this is a pure culture, and serious breeders will not mix it with cultures of a different provenience
- another Ph. jacobsoni culture from eastern Java (Nongkodjadjar) is in Europe in culture since 2009 (imported by Thorsten Thron)
Females
- 7 cm
Males
- 5 cm
Food Plants
- bramble (Rubus spp.)
well accepted by nymphs and adults
Breeding, Behaviour
- active mainly during the night
- eggs just drop to the ground
- about 15 - 20 eggs per female and week
- incubation (HH-method on slightly damp sand) about 4 months at 20 - 23 °C
- 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
- nymphs hatch in after dawn, in the early morning hours
- a humidity of about 60 - 70 % seems to be good enough for this species
- the Free-Standing-Setup is very much recommened for small nymphs
- this Phyllium Art should be kept in an airy cage (ventilator) too and get a lot of light
- one can spray them regularly with chlorine-free water, but the water should dry up again
- small and easy species