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Shiny Stag Beetle

Odontolabis imperialis

Photo by ChunXingWong
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A female stag beetle with a less impressive mandibles (jaw) compared that of a male. Reflective smooth black-coloured exoskeleton but with reddish femur.

Habitat:

Attracted to the building lights on a forested hill in Ranau.

Notes:

>>>Map accuracy : 5km diameter. This Odontolabis imperialis beetle is found near to another spotting which is also a closely related species: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15037053

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Comments (2)

Thanks syzygy for the warm welcome! Yeah, good to be back and catch up with some spottings of yours and other spotters!
Welcome back on board Chun! Nice return with nice bug! ( : Nothing really happened meanwhile you were away, only that you have missed to Like some spottings of mine... ( ; ... Or it was just me who missed your Likes from my spottings?! O : ( :

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