Lucanus capreolus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Lucanus capreolus, the reddish-brown stag beetle or pinching beetle, is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. The specific name capreolus is derived from Latin, meaning "roe deer" (capreolus literally means "little goat"). The name refers to the resemblance of the mandibles to deer antlers.
A relatively large lucanid beetle of the genus Lucanus, the male has long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The larvae are found in the trunks of old trees, feeding on the inner wood. It is dark reddish brown with smooth, shiny elytra (“wing cases”); the femora are orange brown. Males have much larger jaws than females. Jaws of males are not as large as those of Lucanus elaphus. The smaller L. placidus has two or more teeth on its jaws and has dark femora. It is 22–35 mm long.
The species was originally described by Carl Linnaeus as Scarabaeus capreolus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum. (orig. comb.). As with most of the species of the Lucanidae, sexual dimorphism is pronounced, and the male of Lucanus capreolus is larger than the female and armed with mandibles... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle sighting in Philadelphia on a given day, based on 168 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle in Philadelphia on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle sightings, Philadelphia ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 20%) and Detroit (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle that you can see in Philadelphia (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Common Green June Beetle (about 20%) and Oriental Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Philadelphia (168 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
