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Species: Phyllium celebicum (PSG 128).
Common Name: Celebes
Leaf Insect.
Size: Maximum: Males,
6.5cm. Females, 8cm.
Breeding: Sexual,
parthenogenetic without males. As adults, females
have a much wider abdomen compared to the males (see
pictures).
Eggs: These are dropped
to the floor. Expect around 200 per female.
Food: Oak, Bramble.
Humidity: Light, spray
twice per week.
Comments: A very
attractive species that is green and mimics the look
of a leaf. They move at an average speed and the
female looks similar to a clockwork toy when she
walks. These are very easy to handle and very
pretty. Both sexes have wings as adults, but only
the male can fly, which he does very well and
elegantly.
These are most definitely a favourite species of
mine. The adult male is relatively short-lived (up
to 2 months) compared to the adult female (4 to 6
months) and he will also mature weeks before the
her, this mainly to avoid natural in-breeding.
Females go through 6 moults and males 5 moults.
This is said to be the easiest of the Phyllium
species to rear and the only real problem is that
associated with female jungle nymphs, females
getting stuck in their old skin during the final
moult. This is again cured by keeping the cage humid
during this period.
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