SPECIES : LUCANUS ELAPHUS

SIZE : [ 30 - 60 mm ]

DIFFICULTY : INTERMEDIATE ***

THE ELK STAG BEETLE - LUCANUS ELAPHUS - IS THE LARGEST STAG BEETLE NATIVE TO CANADA. THESE BEETLES GROW TO INCREDIBLE SIZES - WITH SOME MALES KNOWN TO EXCEED 60 MM. NATIVE TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO, THIS BEETLE FEEDS ON NECTAR AND FRUIT / JELLY IN CAPTIVITY. LARVAE TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS TO MATURE AND BENEFIT FROM A WINTER HIBERNATION PERIOD. ADULT LIFESPAN IN CAPTIVITY CAN EXCEED 6 MONTHS.