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Cottonwood Stag Beetle

Lucanus mazama

1,455 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 12, February 10, March 14, April 25, May 36, June 34, July 112, August 33, September 14, October 11, November 9, December 9.
United States822
Utah371
Arizona201
New Mexico157
Colorado155
Texas115

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyStag Beetles · Lucanidae
GenusLucanus

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