Stag Beetle - Platycerus virescens

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Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Stag Beetle - Platycerus virescens -

The Arboretum (N43º32.163'W080º13.023'elev181m), University of Guelph, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
May 7, 2008
Size: 11.5 mm

Here's another Lucanid for Ontario. My dad spotted it flying onto the leaf litter on the trail as we passed over it.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 13 May, 2008 - 5:05pm

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