Stag beetle

Phalacrognathus muelleri

MacLeay, 1885

Size: 25-64 mm

Origin: Queensland (Northeast Australia)

Description:

red-green-gold iridescent kind. Considered one of the most beautiful

Beetle in the world that is represented in only a few collections.

Color variants of the beetles:

rainbow-colored, green, reddish, bluish, dark - black, purple

Breeding info:

• Substrate and air temperature 18-22 ° C

• Beetles are night active

• Beetle food: jelly honey, jelly milk

• Larval food: Flake soil, wood, kinshi medium moisture

• Air Humidity: 60-80%

• Generation time: 7-8 months

• Life span: 7-13 months