Israel's Nature Site
Insects, Molluscs and other small life forms from Israel (by Oz Rittner)
Golan July 2009 - Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus - Large male (80mm!)
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Bugman
3:19 PM on September 15, 2013
saturnids says...
According to Lobl & Smetana it is synonym with L. cervus cervus (nominal species)
Hmmm to me it looks very different from Lucanus cervus cervus. The colouration is not the same and the antannae have 6 enlarged segments, Lucanus cervus cervus only has 4 enlarged segments.
According to Lobl & Smetana it is synonym with L. cervus cervus (nominal species)
Hi Yan, its 80mm male, usually in Israel they are 50-60mm, smaller than European specimens, so it was a big suprise and very exiting. nature at its best. I have many new thoughts after this evening regarding the local population, I will tell you over the phone.
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