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LIVE PET BEETLE : GIANT STAG BEETLE 
 
SPECIES : LUCANUS ELAPHUS
 
SIZE : [ 30 - 60 mm ]
 
DIFFICULTY : INTERMEDIATE ***
 
LUCANUS ELAPHUS IS THE LARGEST STAG BEETLE IN NORTH AMERICA. ITS RANGE ONCE EXTENDED INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN ONTARIO BUT NOW ONLY REMAINS IN MICRO FRAGMENTED POPULATIONS. DUE TO THE BEETLES 4 YEAR LIFE CYCLE IN NATURE, IT HAS RARELY BEEN COLLECTED. CITED BY BENESH IN, 1960, MCNAMARA 1991, THESE BEETLES ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE.