My blog dedicated to the Philippines Phasmids I breed, my collecting trips and some worldwide species...........
Sunday, June 21, 2009
NECROSCIINAE SP "Tapulao 1"
Another species of that beautiful genus I collected last end of January on the foot of Mount-Tapulao / Zambales province, West-Luzon. Collected a single specimen then, a female that was a subadult (unfortunately). She moulted to adulthood a couple of weeks later and lived pretty long feeding on guava (psidium gujava). Of course eggs laid were sterile and I lost the culture of that species too [for the moment till my next trip to Mt-Tapulao....:) ]
NECROSCIINAE SP. "Cristobal"
Friday, June 12, 2009
TISAMENUS SP. (clotho?)
Probably the most beautiful of the 3 species I found so far ! Found it in 2 different locations, 1st in the Sierra Madre mountains on the way to Real / Quezon province, East Luzon and also in Real itself. Have still today 3 females in culture, feeding on guava and avocado, laying few eggs 1 or 2 a week only.
TISAMENUS SP. (fratercula?)
Beautiful species, small size, I found in the middle of the Quezon National Park (QNP), Atimonan, Quezon province, South-East Luzon, last end of November 2008 ! She died only a couple of weeks in captivity having laid only very few eggs, which have not at this day emerged ! like the previous species she was feeding on guava.-female+adult+1-QNP+main.JPG)
TISAMENUS SP "Baras"
Small species I caught in Baras / Rizal province only 51 km from Metro Manila, In a tiny saved forest heaven, last end of august 2008 ! kept her alive for a very long time, 8 months as she died last march 2009. She laid many eggs but unfortunately to this day nothing emerged from !
She was easily feeding on Guava. Very slow moving phasmid, looking like a relique from ancient times isn't it ?

She was easily feeding on Guava. Very slow moving phasmid, looking like a relique from ancient times isn't it ?
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