Lucanus elaphus

Giant stag beetle
Dead adult male Lucanus elaphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Lucanus
Species: L. elaphus
Binomial name
Lucanus elaphus
Fabricius, 1775

The Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus) is a beetle of the family Lucanidae.

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