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<p> <em>Lucanus cervus </em>(Linnaeus, 1758)</p>

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  • Stag Beetle

  • Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Lucanidae

  • The stag beetle is the biggest beetle in Portugal and one of the largest insects in Europe, being that the males can reach 8 cm long. It presents a reddish brown colouration and accentuated sexual dimorphism, since the head and jaws of the male are much bigger than those of the female, and are used to defend their territory

  • Peneda-Gerês National Park

    Sintra-Cascais Nature Park

    Serra do Açor Protected Landscape

  • Centro

    Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

    Norte

  • Not Evaluated

  • The stag beetle lives preferably on oak woods or other deciduous woods or forests. It is also found on riparian galleries, orchards, olive groves and gardens, but always associated with old trees.

  • Spring and Summer

  • The adult stag beetle feeds on fruit, plant sap and larvae in decomposing wood.

  • There is no estimate for the Portuguese population of this species.