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Stag Beetle (♂)

Aegus bigibbosus

Photo by Lanzz
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a male Stag Beetle that i found on the wall of my house. This beetle is completely black in color, and it has a distinctive mandibles (which resemble the antlers of stags). The size of this beetle is about 22 mm in length. Here is the female one - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/299116010.

Habitat:

- Spotted on the wall of my house. Usually, it can be found around the house and garden.

Notes:

- This stag beetle is from the Lucanidae family. Thanks to MartinL for the ID. <br> * Kingdom: Animalia <br> * Phylum: Arthropoda <br> * Class: Insecta <br> * Order: Coleoptera <br> * Family: Lucanidae <br> * Genus: Aegus <br> * Species: A. bigibbosus

Species ID Suggestions

Stag beetle

Aegus bigibbosus

Comments (2)

Thanks MartinL for the ID...
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PublishedApril 8, 2014

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