This first species here which I'm labeling as cf. Ellipygia sp. "San Ignacio, Belize - OW", the "OW" being in reference to the adults having only one pair of wings. These are a stout, compact bodied species with some slight reddish margins to their thoracic segments, and an overall dark brown body coloration.
I have these set up in a moderately ventilated enclosure with a thin layer of coco fiber substrate, topped with bark and eggcrate hides. I'm feeding them dog food and apple slices, and keeping them humid and warm at around 75-80F°.
A cute little species, I have several adults of these to work with, and hopefully will establish a colony of them pretty easily!
The second species I am labeling cf. Ellipygia sp. "San Ignacio, Belize - TW", the "TW" in reference to this species having two pairs of wings. This species is larger than the "OW", and has more colorful margins to their thoracic segments, and a dark red line going down the middle of their pronotum as well.
I only have a single adult female of this species, however she should be mated, so hopefully I'll be able to establish a colony of them nonetheless. 🤞I have her set up in an enclosure identical to that of the previous species.
Cute new additions to culture, hopefully they'll both thrive for me and stick around in the hobby for years to come!
Anyways, that does it for this post, thanks for reading, hope everyone enjoyed, and I'll see you all next time! 😉
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