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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Stag Beetles (Lucanidae) » Lucaninae » Lucanini » Lucanus » Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus)
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unknown beetle? - Lucanus elaphus - male
Copyright © 2009 Laura

unknown beetle? - Lucanus elaphus - Male
Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
June 1, 2009
Would appreciate help in identifying this beetle?
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Contributed by Laura on 23 June, 2009 - 1:46pm
Last updated 27 June, 2012 - 3:20pm

Edited photo
cropped the image to emphasize the beetle. Nice find for your son! Future entomologist?
… Maury J. Heiman, 23 June, 2009 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Maury...he thought it
Thanks Maury...he thought it was so awesome and i had no idea what to tell him it was...i'm just glad he wasn't afraid of it.
… Laura, 23 June, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
The date data for this sp. is surprising!
… Phillip Harpootlian, 23 June, 2009 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm new here, Phillip, and to
I'm new here, Phillip, and to 'bugs'...what does this mean? What is date data?

thanks!
… Laura, 23 June, 2009 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Data tab
look above, next to 'Books' - every taxa has states and dates recorded. You'll notice - mostly June, don't see that often for widespread species. Welcome aboard.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 23 June, 2009 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert but...
Could this be a Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus)?



Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ron M., 23 June, 2009 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

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