Stag beetles
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.
Lesser stag beetles Dorcus parellelipipedus. Photo by Mark Wagstaff.
- European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus - Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus - Linnaeus, 1758)
- Identification - Basic photos to help you identify your beetle.
- Lesser stag beetle life cycle
- Horned stag beetle/Least stag beetle/Rhinoceros beetle (Sinodendron cylindricum - Linnaeus, 1758) - Help! Photos needed for the website, please. Meanwhile, visit Buglife's page about this stag beetle
- 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)
