Stick Bug (Peruphasma schultei)
(PSG-270)
| Taxonomy: |
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| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Sub-Class: |
- |
| Order: |
Phasmatodea |
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| Family: |
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| Sub-Family: |
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| Genus: |
Peruphasma |
| Species: |
schultei |
| Year: |
- |
| Distribution: |
Cordillera del Condor in Northern Peru |
| Level of difficulty out of 5: |
1 |
In their habitat, they feed only on the plant from
the genus Schinus. This species was recent discovered
on an altitude of 1200-1800 meters in the Cordilera
del Condor and only found with in 5 ha of land!
Adults have a velvet-like black body, with small
bright red wings and yellow eyes. They take 4- 5
month to hatch. They should always have sufficient
fresh food available. P. schultei prefers to be
kept at 40- 60% humidity, 18- 24°C. They take
about 6 month to become adults. As both nymphs and
adults, they can run super fast, so take care when
cleaning the cage.
Females: get 5-7cm long.
Males: get 4-5cm long.
Diet: Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine),
Privit, Liguster, Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey
cypress) and parsley.
Ova.
L1, one week old nymph. |
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