leaf insect

[xiaoyu]

i collect just one pair from south Yunnan China near Laos.

i feed them with fagaceae and wait for male to be adult.

 

[Mime454]

I wish we could find these in the US. So awesome!

 

[jrh3]

I wish we could find these in the US. So awesome!

your not looking hard enough, lol.

 

[Mime454]

your not looking hard enough, lol.

I meant in the wild.

 

[jrh3]

all i see at my house is the indian sticks, they like our rose bushes,

 

[hibiscusmile]

Thanks for the picture! hey jhr2 can u take pic of the indian sticks?

 

[brancsikia339]

all i see at my house is the indian sticks, they like our rose bushes,

indian sticks in Alabama? they spread that far? U sure they're not Diapheroma femorata

 

[jrh3]

indian sticks in Alabama? they spread that far? U sure they're not Diapheroma femorata

i think your right,there not indians but this other species. we also have spitting devils here or southern 2 stripes. hard to find though.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Well if you do find any take a pic and share!

 

[brancsikia339]

i think your right,there not indians but this other species. we also have spitting devils here or southern 2 stripes. hard to find though.

Maybe Medauroidea extradentata? I hear they got in the US as invasive sp aswell

 

[Orin]

Maybe Medauroidea extradentata? I hear they got in the US as invasive sp aswell

Who did you hear it from? Any facts or just rumors of rumors?

 

[brancsikia339]

Who did you hear it from? Any facts or just rumors of rumors?

I can't remember where i heard it from, but i had seen something that said they were invasive somewhere in the US. For now i'll leave it as a rumor

EDIT: A member of arachnoboards stated that in a post: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?163409-Stick-Insects-in-the-US-Legal-Questions

 

[Orin]

I read that thread when it was first written but there was no evidence presented, just a guy on a forum saying something.

 

[brancsikia339]

I read that thread when it was first written but there was no evidence presented, just a guy on a forum saying something.

Yeah I'll agree that it's just rumors

 

[xiaoyu]

finally hatched out

 

[Vlodek]

Sooooo cute. Congrats!

 

[xiaoyu]

luckily they can feed on roses and turn green after several days

 

[Vlodek]

That is really neat thing to know that the nymphs L1 feed on rose. Most (but not all) species from genus Phyllium as L1 feed mainly on oak here in US or Europe.

 

[gopala]

these nymphs indeed look almost identical to nymphs of Phyllium westwoodi. Here is a photo of a Phyllium cf. westwoodi nymph from the Cat Tien NP in Vietnam:

http://www.phasmatodea.com/phasmatodea-de-5.2.3.1/image.jsp?id=/1373030097661/AE9AE9EEBFE49F4903B3CEE0BD8CE3DF

For Phyllium it is best to keep them in an airy cage (like a netting cage) with a lot of light. Just spray the nymphs 3 - 4 times a week (with chlorinate-free !) water

good luck