Lucanidae (Stag Beetles)

Family

Stag Beetles

Lucanidae

50 species in our catalog · found in 42 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyLucanidae (Stag Beetles)

Species in this group

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chilean Stag Beetle

Chiasognathus grantii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Apterodorcus bacchus

Apterodorcus bacchus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Golden Stag Beetle

Lamprima aurata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Helms's Stag Beetle

Geodorcus helmsi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Miyama Stag Beetle

Lucanus maculifemoratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Odontolabis leuthneri

Odontolabis leuthneri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Giant Yellow Stag Beetle

Odontolabis femoralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Erichius femoralis

Erichius femoralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Odontolabis cypri

Odontolabis cypri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dybowski's Stag Beetle

Lucanus dybowski

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Little Stag Beetle

Dorcus rectus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dorcus rubrofemoratus

Dorcus rubrofemoratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dorcus reichei

Dorcus reichei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dorcus striatipennis

Dorcus striatipennis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Serrognathus thoracicus

Serrognathus thoracicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Titan Stag Beetle

Serrognathus titanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Prosopocoilus torresensis

Prosopocoilus torresensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyclommatus montanellus

Cyclommatus montanellus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sphaenognathus giganteus

Sphaenognathus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Odontolabis sommeri

Odontolabis sommeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Horned Stag Beetle

Sinodendron cylindricum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontolabis brookeana

Odontolabis brookeana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontolabis mouhoti

Odontolabis mouhoti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Platycerus caraboides

Platycerus caraboides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontolabis gazella

Odontolabis gazella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

New Zealand Reticulated Stag Beetle

Paralissotes reticulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pycnosiphorus lessonii

Pycnosiphorus lessonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontolabis siva

Odontolabis siva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rainbow Stag Beetle

Phalacrognathus muelleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontolabis castelnaudi

Odontolabis castelnaudi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elk Stag Beetle

Lucanus elaphus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cottonwood Stag Beetle

Lucanus mazama

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dorcus ritsemae

Dorcus ritsemae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prosopocoilus occipitalis

Prosopocoilus occipitalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Serrognathus taurus

Serrognathus taurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brown Stag Beetle

Ryssonotus nebulosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dorcus miwai

Dorcus miwai

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dorcus wickhami

Dorcus wickhami

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aegus laevicollis

Aegus laevicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geodorcus philpotti

Geodorcus philpotti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Figulus regularis

Figulus regularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Iberian Stag Beetle

Lucanus barbarossa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ceruchus striatus

Ceruchus striatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rugose Stag Beetle

Sinodendron rugosum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle

Lucanus capreolus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syndesus cornutus

Syndesus cornutus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Red-Rot Decay Stag Beetle

Ceruchus piceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Platyceroides aeneus

Platyceroides aeneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Stag Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	13 of 50	~90%
	Odontolabis leuthneri			~20%
	Giant Yellow Stag Beetle			~20%
	Odontolabis cypri			~20%
	Dorcus reichei			~20%
	Serrognathus thoracicus			~20%
	Cyclommatus montanellus			~20%
	Odontolabis sommeri			~20%
	Odontolabis gazella			~10%
	Odontolabis castelnaudi			~10%
	Dorcus ritsemae			~10%
	Prosopocoilus occipitalis			~10%
	Serrognathus taurus			~10%
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2	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	4 of 50	~60%
	Miyama Stag Beetle			~30%
	Little Stag Beetle			~20%
	Dorcus rubrofemoratus			~20%
	Dorcus striatipennis			~20%
3	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2 of 50	~60%
	European Stag Beetle			~40%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~40%
4	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 50	~60%
	Chilean Stag Beetle			~40%
	Apterodorcus bacchus			~40%
5	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 50	~60%
	European Stag Beetle			~40%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~30%
6	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	5 of 50	~50%
	Dybowski's Stag Beetle			~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
	Dorcus rubrofemoratus			~10%
	Dorcus miwai			~10%
	Aegus laevicollis			~10%
7	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 50	~50%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~30%
	Horned Stag Beetle			~10%
	Platycerus caraboides			~10%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 50	~40%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
9	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 50	~40%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
10	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 50	~40%
	Odontolabis mouhoti			~10%
	Odontolabis siva			~10%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~10%
	Dorcus ritsemae			~10%
11	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 50	~30%
	Prosopocoilus torresensis			~20%
	Rainbow Stag Beetle			~10%
	Dorcus wickhami			~10%
	Figulus regularis			~10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 50	~30%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	Platycerus caraboides			<5%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 50	~30%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
14	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 50	~30%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~30%
15	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 50	~30%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
16	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 50	~30%
	Helms's Stag Beetle			~30%
17	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 50	~30%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
18	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 50	~30%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~30%
19	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 50	~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
20	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 50	~20%
	Helms's Stag Beetle			~20%
	Geodorcus philpotti			~10%
21	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 50	~20%
	Erichius femoralis			~20%
22	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 50	~20%
	Erichius femoralis			~10%
	Pycnosiphorus lessonii			~10%
23	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 50	~20%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~20%
24	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 50	~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	Iberian Stag Beetle			~10%
25	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 50	~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
26	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 50	~20%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~10%
	Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
27	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 50	~20%
	Sphaenognathus giganteus			~20%
28	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 50	~10%
	Ceruchus striatus			~10%
	Rugose Stag Beetle			~10%
	Platyceroides aeneus			<5%
29	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 50	~10%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~10%
30	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 50	~10%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~10%
	Syndesus cornutus			<5%
31	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 50	~10%
	Odontolabis brookeana			~10%
32	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 50	~10%
	New Zealand Reticulated Stag Beetle			~10%
33	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~10%
	Elk Stag Beetle			~10%
34	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~10%
	Cottonwood Stag Beetle			~10%
35	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 50	~10%
	Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~10%
36	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 50	~10%
	Prosopocoilus occipitalis			~10%
37	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
	Elk Stag Beetle			<5%
38	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 50	~10%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
39	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 50	~10%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~10%
40	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 50	~10%
	Horned Stag Beetle			~10%
41	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 50	<5%
	Rugose Stag Beetle			<5%
42	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	<5%
	Red-Rot Decay Stag Beetle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 50	~60%
	European Stag Beetle			~50%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~30%
2	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 50	~60%
	European Stag Beetle			~40%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~30%
	Platycerus caraboides			<5%
3	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~50%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~50%
4	Chongqing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~50%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~50%
5	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 50	~40%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~30%
	Little Stag Beetle			~20%
6	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 50	~40%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
7	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 50	~40%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
8	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 50	~40%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Platycerus caraboides			<5%
9	Changzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~40%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~40%
10	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 50	~40%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~40%
11	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~40%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~40%
12	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 50	~30%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~30%
	Odontolabis siva			~10%
13	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 50	~30%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~30%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
14	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 50	~30%
	Little Stag Beetle			~20%
	Dorcus rubrofemoratus			~10%
	Dorcus striatipennis			~10%
15	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 50	~30%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
16	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 50	~30%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	Platycerus caraboides			<5%
17	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~30%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~30%
18	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 50	~30%
	Little Stag Beetle			~10%
	Miyama Stag Beetle			~10%
	Dorcus striatipennis			~10%
19	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	4 of 50	~30%
	Little Stag Beetle			~10%
	Miyama Stag Beetle			~10%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~10%
	Dorcus striatipennis			<5%
20	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 50	~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
21	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
	Aegus laevicollis			~10%
22	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
23	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 50	~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
24	Fuzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
25	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~10%
	Little Stag Beetle			~10%
26	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 50	~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
27	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 50	~20%
	Little Stag Beetle			~20%
28	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
29	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
30	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	4 of 50	~20%
	Little Stag Beetle			~10%
	Titan Stag Beetle			<5%
	Miyama Stag Beetle			<5%
	Dorcus striatipennis			<5%
31	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
32	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 50	~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
33	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~20%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~20%
34	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	2 of 50	~20%
	European Stag Beetle			~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
35	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 50	~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~20%
36	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 50	~20%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	Horned Stag Beetle			~10%
37	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 50	~20%
	Golden Stag Beetle			~10%
	Syndesus cornutus			<5%
38	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~20%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~20%
39	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 50	~10%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~10%
40	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
41	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 50	~10%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~10%
42	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 50	~10%
	Syndesus cornutus			~10%
	Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
43	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 50	~10%
	Titan Stag Beetle			~10%
44	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
45	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 50	~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
46	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 50	~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
47	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 50	~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	European Stag Beetle			<5%
48	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
49	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 50	~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
	Horned Stag Beetle			<5%
50	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 50	~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
51	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
	Red-Rot Decay Stag Beetle			<5%
52	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
	Red-Rot Decay Stag Beetle			<5%
53	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 50	~10%
	Horned Stag Beetle			~10%
	Platycerus caraboides			<5%
54	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~10%
	Cottonwood Stag Beetle			~10%
55	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%
	Red-Rot Decay Stag Beetle			<5%
56	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 50	~10%
	Golden Stag Beetle			<5%
	Brown Stag Beetle			<5%
57	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 50	~10%
	Brown Stag Beetle			<5%
	Golden Stag Beetle			<5%
58	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 50	~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
59	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 50	~10%
	Lesser Stag Beetle			~10%
60	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 50	~10%
	Reddish-Brown Stag Beetle			~10%

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