竹節蟲的食材
主要食材 對應種類
竹節蟲的食材一般不侷限於一種植物,經過長期實驗經驗,竹節蟲大都可接受多種食物,若找不到對應的植物,可以朝同一屬相近的植物著手,而有時候可接受的植物也有可能不同屬! 就像外來的品種 黑魔鬼食材測試後相當廣泛 : 女貞,忍冬(金銀花),光臘樹葉(白雞油),紫丁香,繁星花葉,茉莉花葉(略硬),桂花葉(很硬不容易進食,嫩葉數量不足,不是好食草!)!我主張是多食草餵食,因為在野外竹節蟲是雜食性的,一般在1齡比較需要第一食草(野外主要食草)才進食,其餘齡數建議多種食材混合,讓竹節蟲攝取各種植物將能更強化營養!!最好不要單一食材一直餵養! 以下針對幾種主要餵食食材來對應竹節蟲種類:做為參考!!
芭樂(亞洲最廣泛食材)
Achrioptera spp. (A. fallax, A. punctipes ssp., A. spinosissima), Carausium globulus, Centrophasma spinosum, Diesbachia tamyris, Eucyrnema spp. (E. goliath, E. versirubra, E. osiris), Haaniella muelleri (erringtoniae), Heteropteryx dilatata, Lonchodes breviceps, Lopaphus spp. (L. brachypterus L. iolas), Microphyllium pusillulum,Phaenopharos spp. (P. herwardeeni, P. khayoaiensis, P. struthioneus), Pharnacia spp. (P. cantori P. ponderosa, P. chniensis, P. sumatranus), Phobaeticus serratipes, Phyllium spp. (P. giganteum, P. philippinicum, P. mabantai, P. ericoriai, P. bioculatum, P. siccifolium, P. celebicum, P. jacobsoni, P. tobeloense, P. sinense, P. sp.), Sipyloidea spp. (S. sipylus, S. meneptolemus), Stheneboea malaya
莓類(歐洲最廣泛食材)
(懸鉤子屬:主要以黑莓)
Acanthoclonia, Acanthomenexenus (pouze starší nymfy), Acanthoxyla, Achrioptera, Acrophylla, Aretaon, Aspernas, Bacillus, Brasidas, Brockphasma, Canachus, Carausius, Chondrostethus, Clonaria, Cranidium, Dares, Diapherodes (krom D. venustula), Diesbachia, Epidares, Euobrimus, Eurycantha, Extatosoma, Haaniella, Hemiplasta, Heteropteryx, Hoploclonia, Hypocyrthus, Lamponius, Libertha, Lobolibertha, Lonchodes, Lonchodiodes, Lopaphus, Mearnsiana, Medauroidea, Mithrenes, Mnesilochus, Myronides, Neohirasea, Nisyrus, Obrimus, Parapachymorpha, Parectatosoma, Periphetes (krom P. graniferum), Phaenopharos, Pharnacia, Phasma, Phenacephorus, Phobaeticus, Phyllium (Phyllium), Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium), Pylaemens, Ramulus, Rhapiderus, Sceptrophasma, Sipyloidea, Spinohirasea, Sungaya, Tisamenus, Trachyaretaon, Trachythorax
其他食材：
在台灣幾乎芭樂葉可以非常廣泛養竹節蟲,在歐洲則是用黑莓餵養為主,而在台灣北部冬天芭樂的成長狀況比較不好,可以考慮種植 黑莓來餵食,因為黑莓的成長期剛好是台灣的冬天!!
尤加利(桉樹)
Diapherodes venustla, Eurycnema spp. (E. versirubra, E. goliath, E. osiris, E. nigrospinosa, E. sp. "Lizard Island"), Acrophylla spp. (A. titan, A. wuelfingi), Anchiale spp (A. briaerus, A. maculata, A. modesta, A. stolli, A. sp.), Onchesthus rentzi; (大部份可用黑莓代替) - Extatosoma tiaratum, Extatosoma popa, Epidares nolimetangere
榕屬
Aschiphasma annulipes, Orthomeria sp. "Benguet"
女貞
Anisomorpha spp. (A. buprestoides, A. paromalus, A. ferruginea), Necroscia annulipes, Peruphasma schultei, Pseudopbasma subapterum
火棘 ,杜鵑
Asceles spp.
