| Lucanus elaphus | |
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| Adult male Lucanus elaphus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Lucanus |
| Species: | L. elaphus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucanus elaphus Fabricius, 1775 | |
Lucanus elaphus, the giant stag beetle[1] or elephant stag beetle,[2] is a beetle of the family Lucanidae native to eastern North America.[3][4] They are sometimes kept as pets.
Etymology
Elaphus in Greek means "deer".[5] Compare with the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), 'cervus' meaning 'deer' in Latin.
Gallery
Differences in size of Lucanus elaphus
Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long.jpg.webp)
Adult male Lucanus elaphus
Mandibles of male Lucanus elaphus
Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
Underside of adult female
References
- 1 2 NatureServe (4 August 2023). "Lucanus elaphus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ↑ Milne, Lorus; Milne, Margery (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders. Visual key by Susan Rayfield. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 552. ISBN 0-394-50763-0.
- ↑ "Lucanus elaphus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ LSJ.
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