Tenerella cneius "Saül"

(by Yannick Bellanger)

General Informations

• provenience: Saül (French Guiana)
• F1 CB culture in 2014 by Yannick Bellanger (FR)
• further taxonomical informations ➤ Phasmida Species Files
• this is a pure culture, and serious breeders are requested to avoid mixing this culture with similar populations from a different provenience. When spreading this culture to other breeders, then always use the full name with provenience

Females

• slender species
• body length 7 cm
• greenish with grey-brown wings
• winged
• antennae shorter than body

Males

• very slender
• body length 5 cm
• greenish with grey-brown wings
• antennae sligthly shorter than body

Nymphs

• freshly hatched nymphs are light green
• about 10 mm
• on how to distinguish between male and female nymphs

Eggs

• 2.5 x 1 mm
• dark brown or even black
• suface looks furry

Food Plants

• hypericum (Hypericum "Hidcote")
  well accepted by nymphs and adults

Breeding, Behaviour

• nocturnal species, nymphs and adults spend the day time in the branchs and under leaves
• adults rarely try to fly
• incubation (on humid peat at 18 - 20 °C) is about 3 months
• males are adults (at 18-22°C) in 3.5 months, females in 4 months
• I keep this species in a humid cage with a little bit of ventilation
• nymphs can be kept with adults but this species dislikes overpopulation. If there are too many specimens in the same cage, they die without apparent reason
• I spray water on the ground about 2 times per week and sometime on the leaves
• this species likes a high level of humidity