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  11. ›Lucaninae
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  14. ›Lucanus
Elk Stag Beetle
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Elk Stag Beetle

Lucanus elaphus

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

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84834.