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Wollaston's Shining Stag Beetle
IntermediateOdontolabis wollastoni
A large Odontolabis of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. The captive record stands at 78.7 mm and the wild record at 81.5 mm, and large males show the long-toothed form of the genus's three mandible types.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Temperature
20〜28℃
Lifespan
A few months as an adult
Size
Captive record 78.7mm, wild record 81.5mm
Humidity
60〜80%
Diet
Adults take fermented sap of broadleaf trees and beetle jelly; larvae eat humus close to soil
About
Odontolabis wollastoni is given as a large Odontolabis of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra in the species list on the English Wikipedia. The genus centres on island Southeast Asia and is richest in species on Sumatra. The elytra are wholly or partly yellow or pale in many species and some carry red or yellow on the middle of the head, though many others are entirely black. Its members gather at the fermented sap of various broadleaf trees and near houses will sometimes damage cultivated fruit. The male's mandibles vary sharply and discontinuously, falling into short, intermediate and long-toothed forms as body size increases. The larvae live in humus formed where broadleaf wood has rotted down close to soil, hollowing out a jar-shaped chamber that they hold as territory, attacking and sometimes eating insects and small animals that enter. One to two years pass between hatching and pupation and the adults live a few months. The captive record stands at 78.7 mm and the wild record at 81.5 mm.
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Size of the Wollaston's Shining Stag Beetle
The Wollaston's Shining Stag Beetle grows to Captive record 78.7mm, wild record 81.5mm.
Basic Info
Origin
The Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Lifespan
A few months as an adult
Size
Captive record 78.7mm, wild record 81.5mm
Temperature
20〜28℃
Humidity
60〜80%
Care Specifications
AggressiveSolitaryBreeding: Moderate
Sources: Odontolabis - Wikipedia (EN; genus description and per-species distributions) / Odontolabis - Wikipedia (JA; range, biology, the three mandible forms, humus-feeding larvae, per-species difficulty of egg-laying) / GBIF species page for Odontolabis wollastoni Parry, 1864 / BE-KUWA Certified Breeding Records (Mushi-sha, FY2025 edition PDF, JA)
Breeding Records & Localities
Captive record (♂)
78.7 mm
Wild record (♂)
81.5 mm
Record source: BE-KUWA 2025 edition, captive records for imported stag beetles (wollastoni: captive 78.7 mm, Toshifumi Kikumoto, registered 2013; wild 81.5 mm; expected maximum 85 mm)
Notable localities
Malay PeninsulaSumatra
Generation codes
- WD
- Wild-caught
- WF1
- Offspring of a wild-caught female
- F1〜
- Captive generations (same locality)
- CBF1
- Cross-locality captive-bred (reset)
Sources: BE-KUWA Certified Breeding Records (Mushi-sha, FY2025 edition PDF, JA) / Odontolabis - Wikipedia (EN; genus description and per-species distributions)
References & Sources
Edited & verified by: BreederDirect editorial team
The taxonomic, regulatory, and husbandry data on this page are compiled and verified against the authoritative primary sources below.
Primary sources
- Wikipedia
- Ministry of the Environment, Invasive Species Act: "Guidance for Those Importing Live Insects in Scarabaeoidea"
- CITES Appendix (checklist.cites.org)
- Odontolabis - Wikipedia (JA; range, biology, the three mandible forms, humus-feeding larvae, per-species difficulty of egg-laying)
- GBIF species page for Odontolabis wollastoni Parry, 1864
- BE-KUWA Certified Breeding Records (Mushi-sha, FY2025 edition PDF, JA)
Taxonomy & Authority
Accepted name: Odontolabis wollastoni Parry, 1864
Authority databases: GBIF
Nomenclature follows global taxonomic authority databases.
Regulations & Conservation Status
Not CITES-listed
Plant Protection Act: When importing live specimens of Scarabaeoidea (including rhinoceros beetles, stag beetles, flower beetles, etc.), a species identification certificate issued by the exporting country government agency or equivalent must be attached in accordance with the Invasive Species Act (import ports are limited to Narita, Chubu, Kansai, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima airports). This species itself is not a designated invasive species, and import is possible upon submission of the certificate.
Sources: Ministry of the Environment, Invasive Species Act: "Guidance for Those Importing Live Insects in Scarabaeoidea" / CITES Appendix (checklist.cites.org)
Regulations may change. Always verify the latest information with the relevant authorities.
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