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Lucanus elaphus

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Giant stag beetle
Dead adult male Lucanus elaphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Lucanidae
Genus:
Lucanus
Species:
L. elaphus
Binomial name
Lucanus elaphus
Fabricius, 1775

The giant stag beetle (Lucanus elaphus) is a beetle of the family Lucanidae native to eastern North America.[1][2] They are sometimes kept as pets.

Etymology

Elaphus in Greek means "good". [3] Though probably this stag beetle was named after the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus).

Additional Images

  • Differences in size of Lucanus elaphus
    Differences in size of Lucanus elaphus
  • Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
    Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
  • Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
    Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
  • Adult male Lucanus elaphus
    Adult male Lucanus elaphus
  • Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
    Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
  • Underside of adult female.
    Underside of adult female.
  • Adult female found dead around swimming pool gate in Wake Forest, NC.
    Adult female found dead around swimming pool gate in Wake Forest, NC.

References

  1. ^ "Lucanus elaphus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ^ Staines, C. L. (2001). "Distribution of Lucanus elaphus Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in North America". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 55 (4): 397–404. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0397:DOLELC]2.0.CO;2.
  3. ^ David Alan Black. Learn to Read New Testament Greek.


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