Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857) is a animal in the Lucanidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Prosopocoilus inclinatus, the Japanese stag beetle, is a large brown beetle with larger males that have longer mandibles.

Family
Genus
Prosopocoilus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Scientific name: Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857)

Description: Prosopocoilus inclinatus, the Japanese stag beetle, is a large, smooth beetle that ranges in color from dark brown to red brown. Adults measure between 26 and 75 mm in total length. Males of this species are larger than females, and males have enlarged mandibles that are much longer than the mandibles of females.

Photo: (c) Winsten Slowswakey, all rights reserved, uploaded by Winsten Slowswakey

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Lucanidae Prosopocoilus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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