species 3,966 observations
Elk Stag Beetle
Lucanus elaphus
Field notes
Lucanus elaphus, the giant stag beetle, elk stag beetle, or erroneously as the elephant stag beetle, is a beetle of the family Lucanidae native to eastern North America. They are sometimes kept as pets.
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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided