Female Stag - Lucanus capreolus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Stag Beetles (Lucanidae) » Lucaninae » Lucanini » Lucanus » Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)

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Copyright © 2009 Ashley Bradford

Female Stag - Lucanus capreolus -

Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 17, 2009
Size: 3 cm incl. mandibles

This is the female beetle I was shooting when I spotted the male that led to this sequence:

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Female Stag - Lucanus capreolus - female

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 23 July, 2009 - 10:53pm

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