Confucius saw spade worm
Chinese name: Confucius
Latin name: Prosopocoilus confucius (Hope)
Larval stage: 6-14 months (artificial culture)
Confucius saw shovel is mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan and Yunnan and other regions, belongs to the large saw shovel, is also the longest spade armor in China, the male body length of about 45-106mm, and giraffe saw spade in appearance somewhat similar, adult insects are nocturnal activities, phototropism, aggressive nature.
The body color of the Confucius saw shovel is bright black, the male is usually larger, the jaw is developed, the basal inner teeth are symmetrical left and right, there are more small tooth processes, and there is a small thorn on each side of the anterior thorax dorsal plate, sharp and close to the posterior edge. The large jaws of large males are not wavy and curved, the main inner teeth are shorter, the inner teeth are multi-ended and do not fork, and the posterior angle of the dorsal plate of the mid-sized male thorax is not sharp. The width of the female thorax is significantly narrowed forward and the anterior horns are not rounded.
Large males are fierce, and it is best to perform under observation when mating to avoid males from exploding their mothers; It is preferable to use soft or medium decay wood for breeding; Temperature 24-32 degrees; The larvae can be reared using fermented wood chips, but the best feeding in the fungus bottle is 22-26 degrees .
Male worms:
Confucius male worm
Confucius mother worm
Confucius larvae
At present, artificial breeding is very simple, larvae rearing wood chips can be purchased, adult bananas can also have special beetle jelly. Breeding is also very simple, the delivery room is arranged with several wood blocks and 5L wood chips delivery room, a fertility can reach 50+.