Beetles in the Bush Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Here is a photo I recently took of the first Lucanus elaphus male I ever collected (southeastern Missouri in June 1985). Beetles in the Bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 That is one nice male!!! Lucanus elaphus seems to be common in many states. I found more than 40 of them last year at a particular forest (They were larvae when I collected which most of them ended up failing to emergy as adults. It was a very hot day so the pupae dried up while they were emerging). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I wish I could find that many L.capreolus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I wish I could find that many L.capreolus For some reason, I never found any larvae of L. capreolus in my area but adults do come out at summer where I collect L. elaphus. I caught few adults two years ago and succeeded in breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 yeah, never seen L.capreolus, hoping to find adults before they start getting old and dead in my area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 yeah, never seen L.capreolus, hoping to find adults before they start getting old and dead in my area They usually come out at night in June and July. They seem to be very common in my area because I see more than 10 beetles dead under street lights during their season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 yeah, funny how the only ones I find are mutilated males or random heads on the sidewalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Upon further viewing, I actually have a Lucanus elaphus tattoo from this exact reference photo. Pretty cool! This species is beautiful. However, the demand for them this year is super high so it is going to be a challenge to obtain one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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