Ryan Minard Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Dorcus brevis, the rare lesser stag beetle of the Eastern United States. It is very similar to Dorcus parellelus but there are some slight differences. I only have minor males, so no major male pictures YET! I'm sorry! I hope to aqquire some majors soon though. All specimens 16-20mm. Excuse the bad pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ometeo Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hello Ryan, are these all WC? or are you actively breeding them? Beautiful little guys btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted November 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 WC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ometeo Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Do you know of people culturing this species? Small stags are still nice beetles, I'm going to be trying my hand at keeping S. rugosum this coming season, those are also very small, but an attractive species nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 This is possibly (and probably) the rarest stag in the US. There is no one. I hope to soon be breeding them, as I used to not breed (when I had these). Wish me luck. I have some larvae I'm hoping to have success with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Do you know of people culturing this species? Small stags are still nice beetles, I'm going to be trying my hand at keeping S. rugosum this coming season, those are also very small, but an attractive species nonetheless. I've seen some people breeding D. parallelus which is relative to D. brevis. It seems that D. parallelus are easy species to breed so I believe that D. brevis are also easy to breed as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Parallelus is similar but more common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Parallelus is similar but more common That's because D. parallelus has wider range of distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 True. D. brevis could be quite profitable if you think about it. Parallelus even. Just not quite as much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 True. D. brevis could be quite profitable if you think about it. Parallelus even. Just not quite as much What do you mean by "Profitable"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 What do you mean by "Profitable"? It means that one could get money or cool trades for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 It means that one could get money or cool trades for it. If you are the person that only thinks about getting profet by beetles, than I suggest you to clear up your mind. Beetles are living organisms. They have lives just like we do. So I believe that it is unjust to use beetles to gain your profit. It should be the beetle that must gain profit from you instead of you gaining profit from the beetles. If you are a true compassion to them, than you shouldn't be discussing about the "profit" or anything like that. I hope that you are not the kind of person that keeps beetles for you own profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Excuse me but please don't make asumptions after hearing a few words. I have been collecting insects since the age of 6 (10 going on 11 years of collecting). The reason why I speak of profit is I need money to maintain the hobby. Making money also helps me acquire more species. Why not make money on the side? If I was to successfully raise D. brevis in large numbers then I'd definately sell a few so I could get more supplies and larvae. Is there something wrong with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Excuse me but please don't make asumptions after hearing a few words. I have been collecting insects since the age of 6 (10 going on 11 years of collecting). The reason why I speak of profit is I need money to maintain the hobby. Making money also helps me acquire more species. Why not make money on the side? If I was to successfully raise D. brevis in large numbers then I'd definately sell a few so I could get more supplies and larvae. Is there something wrong with that? I am glad that you are not the kind of person that tries to benefit from beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thank you for understanding . Haha! I dont keep beetles to make money but I do sometimes get money for keeping beetles. Hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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