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Post by mothman27 on Jun 26, 2018 11:46:24 GMT -8
This year I collected several of the small lucanid, Ceruchus piceus and a couple of days ago I collected a large Lucanus capreolus. Here is the L. capreolus, the largest I have found, 43mm. IN, Whitley Co. 24-Jun-2018 Blacklight  |
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 26, 2018 11:47:45 GMT -8
Some more photos of this male Yellow-legged Stag Beetle:  |
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 26, 2018 11:48:15 GMT -8
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 26, 2018 11:48:57 GMT -8
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 26, 2018 11:49:38 GMT -8
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 26, 2018 11:51:17 GMT -8
Also, I kept one female C. piceus to see if i could breed them as I believe she has laid some eggs but I would like some confirmation on the identity of them.  |
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 26, 2018 11:53:06 GMT -8
 I found about 5 so far. All were laid in the red-rotted wood. |
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Post by bichos on Jun 26, 2018 13:40:14 GMT -8
Awesome. Yeah that looks like an egg. Probable best to leave them to hatch. And provide some quality substrate.
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Post by exoticimports on Jun 27, 2018 9:59:34 GMT -8
Nice!!
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 28, 2018 3:21:41 GMT -8
I found a female L. capreolus on the 26. I don't think I have ever found more than one specimen in the same year. There are very few hardwoods close by so I think that is why.
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Post by mothman27 on Jul 1, 2018 5:03:46 GMT -8
My luck continues, I have found two more males since the last post. Both are around 37mm. I have not found any Dorcus parallelus this year but this must be a good year for L. capreolus. Are any of you finding more than usual?  |
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Post by mothman27 on Jul 1, 2018 5:04:28 GMT -8
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