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Stag Beetle (♀)

Aegus bigibbosus

Photo by Lanzz
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Description:

This is a female Stag Beetle that i found on the wall of my house. This beetle is completely black in color, and it has a small mandibles. The size of this beetle is about 13 mm in length. Here is the male one - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/241556009.

Habitat:

- Spotted on the wall of my house.

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

Reference Links:

Aegus bigibbosus bigibbosus - Information on Aegus bigibbosus bigibbosus, Stag beetle, BioLib - Aegus bigibbosus - Tree

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
LennyWorthington
This is a female Stag Beetle. Lucanidae Could be Aegus chelifer chelifer

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PublishedMay 7, 2014

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