The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
Male
6,5cm- 7cm
Female
8,5cm- 9cm
Lifespan
Quotation of the Lifespan
The lifespan is given in month and has the following definition:
overall-age ("time between hatching and imago" + "lifespan after the last molting")
Example: 9 (2 + 7) month lifespan
overall-age = 9 month
time between hatching and imago = 2 month
lifespan after the last molting = 7 month
Male
adult: 5 months / ~9 moltings
Female
adult: 2 months / ~10 moltings
Sexing
Sexing
Morphologically differences between male and female.
Male
L5 and above: pronotum and abdomen slimmer than female`s, otherwise by counting the abdominal- segments (8 segments)
adult: pronotum and look slimmer than female`s
Female
L5 and above: pronotum bigger and more round than male`s, otherwise by counting the abdominal- segments (6 segments)
adult: more compact and bigger than males, big pronotum
Spreading
India, Thailand, Malaysia, Java
Asia
Habitat
bushes and shrubbes
Aggressiveness
high
Colorvariants
none
Hint
The upper side of the abdomen is coloured in a strong red.