Lucanus capreolus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Genus
- Lucanus
- Species
- Lucanus capreolus
- Scientific Name
- Lucanus capreolus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Lucanus capreolus
Lucanus capreolus, the reddish-brown stag beetle or pinching beetle, is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. The specific name capreolus is derived from Latin, meaning "roe deer" (capreolus literally means "little goat"). The name refers to the resemblance of the mandibles to deer antlers.
...Lucanus capreolus in languages:
- Chinese
- 卡普雷歐深山鍬形蟲
- English
- Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
- English
- Pinching Beetle
- English
- Pinching Bug
- English
- Yellow-thighed Stag Beetle
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