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Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)
Photo#121374
Copyright © 2007
Tom Bentley
Stag Beetle -
Lucanus capreolus
Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
June 24, 2007
Contributed by
Tom Bentley
on 25 June, 2007 - 7:52am
Last updated 25 June, 2007 - 3:04pm
Lucanus capreolus
Lucanus capreolus
--the yellow femora and chestnut coloration are distinctive, I think.
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Cotinis
, 25 June, 2007 - 2:56pm