Lucanus elaphus | |
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Adult male Lucanus elaphus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
Family: | Lucanidae |
Genus: | Lucanus |
Species: | L. elaphus |
Binomial name | |
Lucanus elaphus Fabricius, 1775 | |
Lucanus elaphus, the giant stag beetle, [1] elk stag beetle, or erroneously as the elephant stag beetle, [2] is a beetle of the family Lucanidae native to eastern North America. [3] [4] They are sometimes kept as pets.
Elaphus in Greek means "deer". [5] Compare with the Red Deer or elk (Cervus elaphus), 'cervus' meaning 'deer' in Latin.