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Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (male)

Lucanus capreolus

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Field Notes

Description:

Large (30 mm), dark brown stag beetle. Sexually dimorphic species: large sickle-like mandibles indicate it is a male.

Habitat:

On my mothing sheet/porch lights near overgrown back yard and mixed hardwood forest.

Reference Links:

Lucanus capreolus - Wikipedia

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