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European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Photo by ArisL
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38.05, 23.85

Species ID Suggestions

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, 1756

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Thank you John B!
Hi ArisL, Your European Stag Beetle is a female. You can see pictures of the male and female in Wikipedia. Please note that although the Wikipedia article does not specifically mention Greece in its Distribution section, Greece is included on the distribution map. So, you should be secure if you call your spotting Lucanus cervus. There are also many pictures in inaturalist which you might want to look at for further confirmation of ID.

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