Lucanus mazama

Lucanus mazama
Lucanus mazama, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Lucanus
Species: L. mazama
Binomial name
Lucanus mazama
(LeConte,1861)

Lucanus mazama is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. Its common name is the Cottonwood Stag Beetle. It is considered "scaraboid" but is not necessarily confined to deserts. It is located primarily in the western and southwestern United States.[1]

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