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Reddish-brown Stag Beetle

Pseudolucanus capreolus

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Order
Coleoptera
Family
Lucanidae
Genus
Pseudolucanus
Species
capreolus
Regional

This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Chester, Illinois

Dalton City, Illinois

Elizabeth, Illinois

Mattoon, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois

Salem, Illinois

Shannon, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

Benton, Kentucky

Ewing, Kentucky

Arlington, Massachusetts

Billerica, Massachusetts

East Falmouth, Massachusetts

Malden, Massachusetts

Salem, Massachusetts

Westford, Massachusetts

Detroit, Michigan

Dunellen, New Jersey

West Babylon, New York

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

West Bend, Wisconsin

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GoodEarthFarmer

Elizabeth, IL | July 2022 | Positive
Spotted a male today in Elizabeth, IL
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Mandyfaye

Salem, IL | July 2017 | Neutral
Salem IL
I had one on my front glass door when I came up to the house right after dark. It was a little over 2 inches.
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coffee_mama

Dalton City, IL | June 2012 | Neutral
Just found one of these on our front porch about an hour after dark. This is the first time we've seen one, it was about 2 inches long.
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Theminkman

Peoria, IL | July 2009 | Neutral
At about 10:30 PM I heard a loud noise outside my window. It sounded like a huge bug flapping its wings against the window. Me, while thinking it was a June Bug, opened the blinds to find a huge, brown beetle with large pincers. It was around 3 or 3 1/2 inches long. I identified it as either the Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle or the Giant Stag Beetle, as the Giant Stag Beetle is listed to be "2 to 3 inches long", and the beetle was definately at least three inches long.
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unti87

Cary, IL | July 2008 | Neutral
This guy landed on me near a corn field on 7-12-08. There were no trees near by but it was a windy day.
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twopuppies

Chester, IL | May 2008 | Positive
I have not been able to raise this one from egg to adulthood though others have done so. The females are harder to find and the males do not run and hide in daylight as most beetles do after flying about at night
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melody

Benton, KY (Zone 7a) | July 2006 | Positive
Although the adults don't eat much, the nymph's food does include aphids, so this is a plus in my book.

Found throughout the eastern US and Canada, the sexes are easily identified by the male's larger head and jaws.

Adults fly at night and are attracted to artificial lights, they hide by day in moist soil and wet rotting logs.
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