Phymateus (Phymateus) aegrotus (Gerstaecker, 1869)

Brief Description 

Distribution: Africa

Stock from: Tanzania (Arusha)
Size: ♂: 80-100 mm ♀: 60-80 mm

General Care: 25-35°C, 60-70% rel. humidity

Feeding: bramble, Asclepias, bittersweet nightshade, Cestrum nocturnum

Breeding: oviposition into the substrate (humus-sand-soil), hatch after 12 month