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Stag Beetles
Lucanidae
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetles in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies. Some species grow up to over 12 cm (4.7 in), but most are about 5 cm (2.0 in).
4 branches of this family, most-observed first
Lucaninae
subfamilyLucaninae
Syndesinae
subfamilySyndesinae
Lampriminae
subfamilyLampriminae
Aesalinae
subfamilyAesalinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 49083.