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Lucanus cervus
(Stag Beetle)

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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Lucanus cervus (L., 1758) (Stag Beetle)

Date:	22 May 1976
Location:	Berks, England
State:	Male imago
Record Summary:	Dead at roadside, being scavenged by ants

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Dead Stag Beetle, at roadside, being scavenged by ants

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