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BG2185 C2836 - Lucanus capreolus - male
Copyright © 2006 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG2185 C2836 - Lucanus capreolus - Male
Gloster, Gloster Arboretum, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
July 1, 2006
Size: body length 29.3 mm.
This appears to be a beetle in the Lucanidae family. It is a match for male Lucanus capreolus. Collected at light.
Confirmation/correction would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 21 April, 2009 - 8:50pm
Last updated 28 May, 2009 - 10:14pm

Moved
Moved from Stag Beetles.
… John R. Maxwell, 28 May, 2009 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

L. capreolus
A nice male L. capreolus
… Steven Barney, 28 May, 2009 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

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