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European Stag Beetle
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
3-7 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Crepuscular
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Europe
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

A large saproxylic beetle named for the antler-like mandibles of the male, which can grow nearly as long as its body and are used in ritualised wrestling matches over females.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Lucanidae
Genus
Lucanus
Species
Lucanus cervus