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Lucane cerf-volant

Lucanus cervus

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Description:

Best-known species of stag beetle in the West.
Adults only live for a few weeks, feeding on nectar and tree sap. The mâle shows large mandibles.

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Lucanus cervus

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PublishedAugust 12, 2014

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