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Asceles spec.
A. asperrimus
B. extradentatum
E. nolimetangere
H. dilatata
H. muelleri
O. peruanas
Ph. celebicum
P. laetus
Paramenexenus laetus
Grüne Stabschrecke
Size:
Males: 8.0 cm
Females: 11.0 cm
Eggs: 3.7 x 3mm
Nutrition: This species will eat only three types of plant; blackberry, ivy and rose.

To the forage plants
Development: The young hatch out of the eggs after about 3 months, and the larvae shed their skin for the last ime after a further 6 months.
Habitat: Paramenexenus laetus lives in the forest.
Special features: A feature of this species is a spoon shaped flap of skin which is found on the abdomen.
Keeping and breeding: This species is especially hard to breed. I spray them with water about 3 times per week, and I leave the eggs lying on the slightly damp ground.
Aktualisiert: Mon, 14. Aug 2000 / Oliver Füllemann