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Eastern American Stag Beetle
Dorcus brevis
Dorcus brevis is a species of stag beetle that can be found in the Eastern United States. Dorcus brevis can be distinguished from the closely related Dorcus parallelus by its proportionally broader body, smooth elytra, and relatively short mandibles. In females, the mandibles are unidentate, while in Dorcus parallelus they are bidentate. The larvae of Dorcus Brevis are wood-borers, feeding on decomposing wood, particularly white oak.
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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 635155.