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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Stag Beetles (Lucanidae) » Lucaninae » Lucanini » Lucanus » Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus)
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Lucanus - Lucanus elaphus - female
Copyright © 2009 Paul A Scharf

Lucanus - Lucanus elaphus - Female
Lake Gaston , Warren County, North Carolina, USA
June 22, 2009
Since the male photo I previously submitted was a male D.brevis , can I assume this is the Female. I've been burned badly lately and I'm getting gunshy . Ha...
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Contributed by Paul A Scharf on 5 July, 2009 - 4:23pm
Last updated 29 June, 2020 - 12:56pm

Nice picture of L. elaphus
I hope you find male as well because males look really cool
… Alan Jeon, 4 January, 2010 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

Lucanus elaphus, female
just takes practice
… Phillip Harpootlian, 5 July, 2009 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks , No more assuming on
Thanks , No more assuming on my part
… Paul A Scharf, 6 July, 2009 - 4:40am login or register to post comments

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