Lucanus elaphus

The giant stag beetle (Lucanus elaphus) is a beetle of the family Lucanidae native to eastern North America.[1][2] They are sometimes kept as pets.

Giant stag beetle
Dead adult male Lucanus elaphus
Scientific classification
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Lucanus
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L. elaphus
Binomial name
Lucanus elaphus
Fabricius, 1775

Etymology

Elaphus in Greek means "good". [3] Though probably this stag beetle was named after the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus).

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References

  1. "Lucanus elaphus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. Staines, C. L. (2001). "Distribution of Lucanus elaphus Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in North America". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 55 (4): 397–404. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0397:DOLELC]2.0.CO;2.
  3. David Alan Black. Learn to Read New Testament Greek.


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