枝竹節蟲

枝竹節蟲的基本資料

飼養難度

適合新手

壽命

成蟲3～5個月

體型

Males 65-82mm, females 82-110mm

飲食

The leaves of broadleaf trees such as cherry, wild rose, evergreen oak and konara oak

Temperature & Humidity

No published figures for rearing temperature or humidity could be found for this species, so none are given. It ranges from southern Hokkaido to Kyushu, so indoors it can be kept at temperatures that follow the Japanese seasons. Mist the enclosure so the insect can drink droplets from the leaves.

Breeding & Egg-laying

The Japanese Wikipedia records for stick insects generally that a female lays between 100 and 1,200 eggs, that the eggs resemble plant seeds under a hard shell, and that hatching takes from thirteen days to more than seventy, on average twenty to thirty; temperate species lie dormant through winter and hatch in spring. No account specific to this species of its clutch size or mode of reproduction could be found.

Cohabitation

It is placid, and several of the same species can share an enclosure. Being touched during a moult easily spoils it, so give the container height and plenty of footholds.

Lifespan & Rearing Period

No lifespan published specifically for this species could be found, but the Japanese Wikipedia records that most stick insects mature in a few months through five or six moults and live from a few months to at most three years.

Health & Notes

It is easily confused with Ramulus mikado, so check the length of the antennae. Sources differ on the name, so note that Phraortes illepidus and Phraortes elongatus refer to the same animal. It is native to Japan and on neither the invasive alien species list nor the CITES appendices, but it should never be released outside the area it came from.

關於枝竹節蟲

日本產大型竹節蟲「枝竹節蟲」的飼養指南。雌蟲82～110mm，體色從綠色到茶褐色因個體而異，初學者友善的飼養難度是其吸引力所在。本指南將以淺顯易懂的方式介紹這種昆蟲的特點、飼養要點以及常見問題解答。

迎接枝竹節蟲前需要了解的7件事

1. 1飼養箱與環境

   準備一個通風性良好的竪長型飼養箱，打造一個能保持適當濕度的環境。用噴壺輕輕噴濕葉片和箱壁，有利於保持良好的養護狀態。

2. 2食物是薔薇科植物的葉子

   它們喜歡食用櫻花、薔薇、野薔薇等薔薇科植物的葉子。它們不喜歡枯萎的葉片，因此保持新鮮葉片供應充足是很重要的。

3. 3雌蟲大於雄蟲

   雌蟲體長82〜110毫米，雄蟲體長65〜82毫米，雌蟲長得更大。隨著成長，體形也會發生變化。

4. 4體色因個體而異

   體色有綠色型、茶褐色型、灰褐色型等多種變化，即使是同一種也因個體而異。這些顏色變化有助於它們融入周圍環境，起到保護色的作用。

5. 5活動少且安靜

   這是一種不發出聲音、大多數時間保持靜止的昆蟲。受驚時，它可能會搖晃身體，展現出模仿小枝的姿態。

6. 6觀察脫皮過程

   它們在成長過程中會經歷多次脫皮而逐漸長大。脫皮的前後，應該保持環境穩定，避免強行接觸。

7. 7觸角長度是識別特徵

   相比近緣種偽竹節蟲，觸鬚更長是其特徵。這是在城市周邊也能看到的常見種類，作為戶外觀察對象也很受歡迎。

枝竹節蟲的常見問題

Q.初學者也可以飼養嗎？

A.飼養難度被認為適合初學者，只要環境得當，就能輕鬆開始飼養。

Q.主要吃什麼？

A.它喜歡薔薇科植物的葉子，基本上提供櫻花、玫瑰、野薔薇等新鮮葉片。要避免提供凋謝的葉片，始終提供新鮮葉片。

Q.成蟲能長到多大？

A.雄蟲長至65～82mm，雌蟲長至82～110mm左右，雌蟲通常更大。

Q.這個品種受法規管制嗎？

A.不在CITES管制範圍內。

Q.與相似的竹節蟲如何區分？

A.可以通過觸鬚長度與近緣種偽竹節蟲區分。枝竹節蟲的特徵是觸鬚較長。

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