Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801) is a animal in the Lucanidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801)

Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801)

Serrognathus taurus is a sexually size-dimorphic stag beetle found in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Family
Genus
Serrognathus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801)

Serrognathus taurus (Fabricius, 1801) shows a clear size difference between sexes: males reach around 50 to 60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 inches) in length, while females reach around 40 to 45 millimetres (1.6–1.8 inches). Males of this species have a large head equipped with large jaws. The head and pronotum are dark brown, and the elytra are a lighter, clearer shade. This species is distributed across the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Photo: (c) Sebastián Lescano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sebastián Lescano · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Lucanidae Serrognathus

More from Lucanidae

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

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