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Giant Stag Beetle

Dorcus titanus

Photo by Juan Manuel
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Field Notes

Description:

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Dorcus
Species: D. titanus (Boisduval, 1835)

Habitat:

tropical forest; lowland

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Dorcus titanus

Species ID Suggestions

Titan stag beetle

Dorcus titanus

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Comments (3)
Juan Manuel
Tnx, Martinl. Yup. I still have my hands complete :) Tnx Landamark too!
MartinL
That's a nice large male. I hope you counted your fingers afterwards.

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PublishedAugust 31, 2013

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