Sub Family:  Cladomorphinae

Foodplant in captivity:  Eucalyptus spp. and/ or Hypericum spp.

Humidity requirements:  Initially I kept my A. jamaicensis nymphs in an all-net cage, but this resulted a low survival rate.  I therefore moved them to a glass tank that has a door of plastic netting, and have so far observed no more deaths.  I lightly mist the leaves approximately three times a week.

Comment:  Another really beautiful species.  The adult males, measuring approximately 7cm in length, have delicate red-tinged hindwings; they frequently use these to flutter away to distances of up to 1 metre.  The adult females (approximately 12-13 cm in length) also have red-coloured hindwings, but these are too small for flying and are used only to startled predators.