Neophasma subapterum

[SSimsswiSS]

Question? Looking for a good host plant, ASAP. Have tried a few plant species with no luck. Any suggestions welcome.

 

[psyconiko]

Have you tried privet?They should eat it.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Have you tried privet?They should eat it.

Yes, but no luck so far.

 

[psyconiko]

ok lilac?

 

[SSimsswiSS]

ok lilac?

Tried a Chinese lilac species last week. Have five different plant cutting in with them. I did notice some droppings this morning, so maybe have found a match. Also had two more hatch this morning.

 

[Malti]

brambles?

 

[psyconiko]

nope,no bramble for this species.

I am glad it seems to work with lilac.

I read you can also use plantain(Plantago major or other sp).

 

[Peter Clausen]

Safe to assume you are researching this information for a friend who lives in another country where exotic phasmids are legal to have? We don't allow discussion of these on the public forum.

 

[mongoslade2110]

Ya Peter I bet he is

 

[psyconiko]

Real sorry!I hope noone will get into troubles.

I did read the rules regarding phasmids,but it was not told not to talk about them,plus I do not own this species(I have lots of other exotic ones! ).

 

[Colorcham427]

He is doing research for a friend. I know this because I am friends with he same person. He certainty does not own these.

 

[penda]

the sp neophasma subapterum is an easy species ti keep , requiring no additional spaying to the enclosure nor the ova through incubation period , they will hatch almost no matter what

preferred foodplants are

- privet

- lilac

also do very well on - honeysuckle

 

[kunturman]

Roses and Guava?

 

[gopala]

this species has been transfered to the genus Pseudophasma - so the correct name would be Pseudophasma subapterum:

http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1199578

another food plant is Aucuba