Lucanus cervus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Lucanus cervus
- Class
- Insect
- Order
- Beetle
- Family
- Stag beetle
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Size
- Tiny (under 10 cm)
- Active
- At dawn and dusk
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- The larva feeds for several years inside rotting wood, yet the adult lives only a few weeks.
- Males use their huge antler-like jaws to wrestle rivals rather than to bite.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q190491 · All animals · All entries