Dictyophorus (Tapesiella) griseus (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849)

Brief Description

Distribution: Africa

Stock from: Tansania (Arusha)

Size: ♂:♀: ca 50 mm
General Care: 25-35°C, 60-70% rel. humidity

Feeding: bramble, Asclepias spp., bittersweet nightshade

Breeding: oviposition into substrate (humus-sand-soil)

Advice/Specifics: roost at night at more protected and humid places (e.g. under bark)