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| Size: |
| Males: |
9.0 cm |
| Females: |
6.0 cm |
| Eggs: |
5 x 3 x 3.3mm |
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| Nutrition: |
The adult insects eat blackberry leaves but you should feed the young on acorns.
To the forage plants |
| Development: |
It takes between 3 and 6 months before the eggs hatch, and you can expect to wait 4 to 6 months until they are fully grown. The adult insects live about 6 months. |
| Habitat: |
Phyllium celebicum is an inhabitant of cool, dry forests. |
| Special features: |
This species imitates leaves, which is one of the best forms
of camoflage. The males have a small white dot on each side of the lower body. |
| Keeping and breeding: |
A 55cm high terrarium should be big enough. The temperature should be about 25° during the day and 20° at night. You should spray the terrarium almost everyday with water, but watch out that you don't spray the leaf insects! |
