L. Elaphus

Markelangelo

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I'm looking for some lucanus elaphus males/pairs, as well as other stag or rhino beetles. Send me a message if you have anything! I would be happy to purchase or possibly trade! (I don't have too much to offer right now)

 
I would love to have a live pair, but dried are also great for my collection. I can't seem to find anyone that sells them dried.

 
Yes a different genus in the same family
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Markelangelo said:
I would love to have a live pair, but dried are also great for my collection. I can't seem to find anyone that sells them dried.
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Of course it's possible to find them dried. Look on ebay:

54mm - $90 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Insect-Lucanus-elaphus-USA-Male-54mm-/160906888610

53mm - $60 (auction) or $80 (Buy it now) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coleoptera-Lucanus-elaphus-53mm-Male-Lucanid-Stag-Beetle-from-Indiana-Insect-Bug-/281166926862

I have one 52mm long. I can sell it to you for half that price - $30. I have many other dried stag beetles, both rare and common inexpensive ones.

Check for example this topic:

http://beetleforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1476&do=findComment&comment=7432

 
Wow..seriously? people sell L.Elaphus dried for over $30?..I don't know the exact price for these but i feel like this is a rip off.

 
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No rip off here. Large individuals go by higher final prices in auctions. If you think this is crazy, check what a large Goliathus beetle or Titanus giganteus are sold for.
Asking $30 for a nice large male Lucanus (not only L. elaphus) sounds alright to me.

 
Oak said:
Wow..seriously? people sell L.Elaphus dried for over $30?..I don't know the exact price for these but i feel like this is a rip off.
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Oak, from what I read L. elaphus has broad distribution, but is rather uncommon, or more correctly "infrequently encountered".
Read for example Ted MacRae's blog - http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/north-americas-largest-stag-beetle/
Bugguide talks about "some conservation concern about this species" - http://bugguide.net/node/view/3105%C2

I've never found one myself in Louisiana. It might be quite common in certain places. Oak, do you find them often?

Anyway, it's sold for good money, well over $30 abroad:
http://www.insecta.fr/en/lucanus-elaphus-male-tel52mm-xml-2390_2391_2401-12415.html
http://www.lescoleopteres.com/lucanus-elaphus-4549-p-7776.html?language=en

I have only two specimens - repairable 55mm and A1 52mm and I'm not eager to sell it cheaper than $30. If I'd sell it on ebay I'd set starting price at ~$40.
 
Interesting thing is larvae of L. elaphus are incredibly abundant in south eastern US but adults are hard to encounter. I myself often find 20~30 larvae in a single area but hardly any adults are found in same place. I wonder if it is natural selection playing role in here or I'm just not looking for them too often.

 
Alex said:
Oak, from what I read L. elaphus has broad distribution, but is rather uncommon, or more correctly "infrequently encountered".
Read for example Ted MacRae's blog - http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/north-americas-largest-stag-beetle/
Bugguide talks about "some conservation concern about this species" -

I've never found one myself in Louisiana. It might be quite common in certain places. Oak, do you find them often?

Anyway, it's sold for good money, well over $30 abroad:
http://www.insecta.fr/en/lucanus-elaphus-male-tel52mm-xml-2390_2391_2401-12415.html
http://www.lescoleopteres.com/lucanus-elaphus-4549-p-7776.html?language=en

I have only two specimens - repairable 55mm and A1 52mm and I'm not eager to sell it cheaper than $30. If I'd sell it on ebay I'd set starting price at ~$40.
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Thanks for the info..i don't find them, but larva and adults are pretty cheap from what i hear..

 
I find larvae all the time, not too much of a fan of stag beetles. However, I've only found a live male specimen live once in the wild.

 
I would love to raise larvae, but I won't be able to keep them past January or so :/ so I'm really just looking for a little pet, I am trying to get my D granti to breed and if I am successful, I will probably sell the eggs or larvae around then.

 
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