Tagesoidea tages "Kon Chu Rang"

General Informations

• provenience: Kon Chu Rang NR, Vietnam
• taxonomical evaluation by Joachim Bresseel (BE), Jérome Constant (BE)
• further taxonomical informations ➤ Phasmida Species Files

• newly hatched nymphs have a bright red body and dark grey legs and antennae
• quite a furry creature
• body length ≈ 9mm
• on how to distinguish between male and female nymphs

Eggs

• eggs are glued in a clutch
• eggs have an oddly rectangular shape
• brown

Food Plants

• nymphs did not accept any of the offered food plants

Breeding, Behaviour

• incubation, use the GET-Incubation-Method (GET = Glued-Eggs-Technique), with medium damp vermiculite. This will look like this
• incubation time about 5 months at 20 - 24 °C
• culture is lost, as the nymphs did not accept any of the offered food plants

Some basics of phasmid breeding

• our detailed notes on how to successfully breed phasmids are an integral part of this care sheet
• keep only one species per cage. Informations on why and how to keep cultures seperate and pure
• use the full culture name with provenience affix. For example Trychopeplus laciniatus "Monteverde"
• if possible keep day temperatures below 28°C, a nocturnal temperature drop is natural and advisable
• do not spray too much, phasmids are no fish