Lucanus elaphus
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| Lucanus elaphus | |
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| File:Lucanus elaphus 142395158.jpg | |
| Adult male Lucanus elaphus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Lucanus |
| Species: | L. elaphus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lucanus elaphus Fabricius, 1775
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Lucanus elaphus, the giant stag beetle,[1] elk stag beetle, or erroneously as the 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
[edit | edit source]Elaphus in Greek means "deer".[5] Compare with the Red Deer or elk (Cervus elaphus), 'cervus' meaning 'deer' in Latin.
Gallery
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Differences in size of Lucanus elaphus
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Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
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Adult male Lucanus elaphus
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Mandibles of male Lucanus elaphus
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Adult female Lucanus elaphus, 29 millimeters long
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Underside of adult female
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References
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