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Serrognathus typhon (Boileau, 1905) Quite a big species, 95 mm long including mandibles.<br /> Post edit: the name of this beetle as changed, according to the Catalog of life, it is now named Serrognathus typhon (Boileau, 1905) Dorcus titanus,Geotagged,Philippines,Winter,dorcus titanus,lucanidae Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Serrognathus typhon (Boileau, 1905)

Quite a big species, 95 mm long including mandibles.
Post edit: the name of this beetle as changed, according to the Catalog of life, it is now named Serrognathus typhon (Boileau, 1905)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a wonderful beast, love it! Crazy sharp shot too, the detail is insane. Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Paul Dirksen's profile
    Paul Dirksen
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    A breath-taking beetle and shot Claude, I'm proud of you. Posted 5 years ago

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The Giant Stag Beetle

''Dorcus titanus'' is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835. Huang and Chen separated ''Serognathus'' from ''Dorcus'' by representing morphological characters and DNA analysis.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Claude CHAVAND
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By Claude CHAVAND

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Uploaded Mar 2, 2020. Captured Jan 27, 2020 10:11 in Sta. Ines Road, Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines.
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  • ILCE-7M2
  • f/11.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO2000
  • 90mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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