Stag beetle photos
Stag 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.
Male Lucanus cervus and red currants.
- European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus - Linnaeus, 1758)
Adult stage:
- Identification - Basic photos to help you identify your beetle.
- Flying stag beetles - An amazing collection of photos of flying stag beetles taken in the wild.
- Mating behaviour - Close up photos of some of their interesting mating antics.
- A Stag Night in Colchester - step-by-step illustration of spontaneous fights during one night.
- What do they eat? - or do they need to eat?
- Stag beetles and dead snails - unique and intriguing behaviour.
- Stag beetles and mites - Some interesting photos
- Identification - Basic photos to help you identify your beetle.
- Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus - Linnaeus, 1758)
- Identification - Basic photos to help you identify your beetle.
- Lesser stag beetle life cycle
- Horned stag beetle (Sinodendron cylindricum - Linnaeus, 1758)
- Giant stag beetle (Lucanus elaphus - Fabricius, 1775)
- Pinching Bug (Pseudolucanus capreolus - Linnaeus, 1763)
- Common name? (Pseudolucanus placidus - Say, 1825)
- Antelope beetle (Dorcus parallelus - Say, 1823)
