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Is this a Ground Beetle? - Lucanus capreolus
Copyright © 2008 HollyH

Is this a Ground Beetle? - Lucanus capreolus
New Berlin, WI USA, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
July 21, 2008
Size: 1.5 inches approx.
Found this in our driveway. Seemed a bit beat up.
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Contributed by HollyH on 22 July, 2008 - 9:53pm
Last updated 13 August, 2008 - 1:24pm

Moved
Moved from Lucanus.
… john and jane balaban, 13 August, 2008 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2008 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

Stag beetle
One of the Lucanus sp
… margarethe brummermann, 22 July, 2008 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Lucanus capreolus
Female.
… Brad Barnd, 23 July, 2008 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Brad, female cap
I agree with Brad, female capreolus (based on mandibles and femur coloration).
… Steven Barney, 13 August, 2008 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

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