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Reddish-brown Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus - female
Copyright © 2010 Karl Hillig

Reddish-brown Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus - Female

Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
July 20, 1990
Size: 25 mm
ID help appreciated.
Contributed by Karl Hillig on 1 February, 2010 - 2:04pm
Last updated 6 February, 2010 - 8:24am

Comments

Moved
Moved from Stag Beetles.
… Karl Hillig, 1 February, 2010 - 7:37pm

L. capreolus
You can tell by the pale femora.
… Blaine Mathison, 1 February, 2010 - 7:30pm

To this non-expert,
it looks an awful lot like the Reddish-brown Stag Beetle - Lucanus capreolus.



But take that with a fairly large grain of salt, and hold out for expert confirmation/correction. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 February, 2010 - 7:10pm

 
Cool ...
I looked at the data map for that species and there are entries for every state in the eastern US except Indiana and a few others, so if you're right, it would nearly complete the picture.
… Karl Hillig, 1 February, 2010 - 7:27pm

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