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Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus
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.
… Cotinis, 25 June, 2007 - 2:56pm

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