Lucanus mazama

Lucanus mazama is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. Its common name is the cottonwood stag beetle. It is considered "scaraboid" but is not necessarily confined to deserts. They are often found in the wood chip ground covering at playgrounds. It is located primarily in the western and southwestern United States.^[1]

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  Lucanus mazama variation

Lucanus mazama
Lucanus mazama, adult
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Lucanidae
Genus:	Lucanus
Species:	L. mazama
Binomial name
Lucanus mazama (LeConte,1861)