Phyllium tobeloense "Galala"

Hi All

Here are some pictures of one of y newest cultures, Phyllium tobeloense "Galela" which is one of the newer leaf insects in the hobby.

I just love these insects; the way they look, the way they move, just everything!

I am currently housing them in a faunabox with some coco peat as substrate (to ensure sufficient humidity) and I am feeding them on Guava. I tried Mango for them when they were younger, but they preferred Guava from the start.

Here is a day old nymph. They come out black with this awesome banded pattern and they look quite mean, haha. Like a hotrod or something.

Then they change colour quite rapidly tot totally green within a week or so. Mine are probably 2 months old now and here are some more recent pics.

Here us a nymph which lost a foreleg during its first instar and the leg is starting to grow back nicely now. This is a feature of all phasmids.