Brief Description
Distribution: Japan
Stock from: Japan
Size: ♂:♀: ca 16 mm
General Care: 20-25°C, 60-70 % rel. humidity
Feeding: apple, carrot, tropical fish flakes
Breeding: oviposition into substrate (humus-sand-soil), 2 generations per year, hatching after some weeks or after 2 month if overwintering (at 10-15°C)
Advice/Specifics: the stridulation of the males in the evening can be permanent and loud (scroll down to see the nightshot)
"Nightshot" Meloimorpha japonica