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Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus - male
Copyright © 2008 Nora Wertz

Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus - Male
Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
July 9, 2008
Size: Approx 2" long
Here is the underside.

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Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus - male
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Contributed by Nora Wertz on 10 July, 2008 - 7:47am
Last updated 24 July, 2008 - 11:21am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 10 July, 2008 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

This is Lucanus capreolus.
The combination of glossy brown topside and tan-orange femurs indicates capreolus.
… Jim McClarin, 10 July, 2008 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

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