Lucanus mazama (LeConte, 1861) is a animal in the Lucanidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Lucanus mazama (LeConte, 1861)
Lucanus mazama, the cottonwood stag beetle, is a lucanid beetle native to the western and southwestern United States.
Lucanus mazama is a species of beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae, with the common name cottonwood stag beetle. It is classified as a scaraboid beetle, and is not restricted exclusively to desert habitats. These beetles are frequently found in wood chip ground cover at playgrounds. Their primary distribution is across the western and southwestern regions of the United States.
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Prosopocoilus biplagiatus (Westwood, 1855)
Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861
Odontolabis cuvera Hope, 1842
Platycerus depressus LeConte, 1850
Serrognathus titanus (Boisduval, 1835)
Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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