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Stag beetle - Platycerus virescens
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Stag beetle - Platycerus virescens
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 27, 2005
Size: 9mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 29 May, 2005 - 8:24pm
Last updated 15 May, 2006 - 12:08pm

Perplexed
I wonder if female Platycercus virescens are brown instead of green-black. I assume the one-and-only I've found is a male (see horizontal thumb). The head is too small for a female (or male!) Ceruchus piceus, posted here for comparison:
… Jim McClarin, 30 May, 2005 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Just a variable sp.
This sp. is just quite variable in terms of color. The number of synonyms is often a good indicator of this [see info tab].
… Phillip Harpootlian, 8 June, 2005 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

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