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big beetle - Dorcus parallelus - female
Copyright © 2006 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

big beetle - Dorcus parallelus - Female
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 19, 2006
Size: 1 inch+ approx.
found it near my porch light at night-it's the only I've seen
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 30 June, 2006 - 3:18pm
Last updated 3 June, 2007 - 11:38pm

Dorcus stag beetle.
Neat find! This is an "antelope beetle," Dorcus parallelus, in the stag beetle family (Lucanidae). I don't think they are that common, or at least don't fly to lights as frequently as Lucanus capreolus:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 June, 2006 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks ^_^ I kind of thou
Thanks ^_^

I kind of thought it was in that general group-but had no-idea which species- even after looking here. So many big black beetles!!!
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 30 June, 2006 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

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