Small Stag Beetle species | Bernard Van Elegem

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Small Stag Beetle species -
Blauw Vliegend Hert
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Platycerus caraboides

Image ID:

1571

Date:

29/12/2012

Location:

Sainte Livière,

Forêt du Nord,

Description:

This is the smallest member of the Stag Beetles in Western Europe, it only measures about 9 to 13 milimeters.

Keywords:

platycerus caraboides |

Vliegend hert |

blauw vliegend hert |

overwinterend in rotte stronken |

old grown forest |

ancient forests |

deciduous forest |

alluvial forest |

wintering in decaying wood |

Category:

Other Beetles - other Coleoptera |

Scarabaeoidea |

Image type:

Digital

Link to image:

http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/small-stag-beetle-species-0