Lucanus capreolus
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Ryan Minard
Eudicella
VERY professional. I didn't know you kept dried specimens.
Very neat!
Very neat!
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Lucanus
Thank youVERY professional. I didn't know you kept dried specimens.
Very neat!
I usually pinn the dead specimens that I find on the streets so I don't have many collection.
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Lucanus
It is a feature that distinguishes thie specimen from other lucanidae in North America.
The ones in the picture are actually "yellow form". It seems that "orange forms" are usually collected in the Northern area since I've only seen orange forms in the North.
Ryan Minard
Eudicella
That is a quite major male for LC.
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Lucanus
He is extraordinaryly large compare to other males I've caught in my areaThat is a quite major male for LC.
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Lucanus
Thank you
I don't have any live ones anymore but I am thinking about breeding this species this year.
Ryan Minard
Eudicella
Do you need any specimens? If so, next time you come to SC, I can give you some. I'll have adults by then.Thank you
I don't have any live ones anymore but I am thinking about breeding this species this year.
Also, is it possible to post a key to identifying lucanus larvae? Some are hard to tell apart.
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Lucanus
Thank youDo you need any specimens? If so, next time you come to SC, I can give you some. I'll have adults by then.
Also, is it possible to post a key to identifying lucanus larvae? Some are hard to tell apart.
Unfortunately, I don't have a key for identifying Lucanus sp. larvae so I will be taking some photos of head capsules of any Lucanus larvae that I come across.
Lucanus
Lucanus
Thank youDo you need any specimens? If so, next time you come to SC, I can give you some. I'll have adults by then.
Also, is it possible to post a key to identifying lucanus larvae? Some are hard to tell apart.
Unfortunately, I don't have a key for identifying Lucanus sp. larvae so I will be taking some photos of head capsules of any Lucanus larvae that I come across.
Ryan Minard
Eudicella
I would really appreciate a key for telling them apart. Thanks.Thank youHopefully, I might be able to collect some L. capreolus this year but if I fail to collect them I will contact you.
Unfortunately, I don't have a key for identifying Lucanus sp. larvae so I will be taking some photos of head capsules of any Lucanus larvae that I come across.
And yes, feel free to contact. There is a MASSIVE population here. Seems endless! I will turn over a log and come across a couple dozen EVERY day. Almost every large oak log has them here in one section. I call it Zone C.
This isn't unusual for me to come across: (Elaphus?)
P.S. all the lucanus are doing very nicely and the Dorcus are doing especially nice!
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Ryan Minard
Eudicella
O.K. that is good to know. I do have some what I think are capreolus but they are not in the picture. These were all from one log. Ummm... the capreoulus look like they are about to pupate, I think. Smaller and greener also. Ummm... Yeah. Want pictures? I just want to know for sure.
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Lucanus
Will love to see the photos
The ones that I used to raise didn't have much difference with Elaphus. The only feature I can remeber is that Capreolus females had the same head capsule size as males while elaphus females had smaller head size than the males.