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Stag beetlesStag beetles belong to the order Coleoptera, family Lucanidae. The Lucanidae is a very large family with between 800 to 1,250 species worldwide, and this site covers just a few.The first three species listed below are the only ones that presently exist in Britain, the others occur in North America.
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![]() Lesser stag beetles Dorcus parellelipipedus. Photo by Mark Wagstaff. |
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