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Post by beetlehorn on Jan 11, 2011 19:20:50 GMT -8
In response to Johnny, I would like to share a photo of one example of Lucanus elaphus I encounter here in the Southeastern US. Although this species as a whole is not as large and robust as Lucanus cervus, they are very much alike. Tom Attachments:
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Post by lucanidae25 on Jan 11, 2011 22:42:04 GMT -8
Yup, the best looking Lucanus sp from North America. Well done  Raymond |
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Post by johnnyboy on Jan 13, 2011 11:49:40 GMT -8
I agree that Lucanus elaphus is a handsome species, I bought a 54mm male last year to add to my collection. It is a lot less bulky than L. cervus but is a very elegant shape and coloration. I shall start a new thread showing a series of Lucanus cervus males.
Johnny
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Post by kuwagata on Feb 11, 2011 1:39:18 GMT -8
Wow, nice specimen. :thumbup
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Post by poisonarrow on Mar 3, 2011 21:56:21 GMT -8
Hi all,
have to second Raymond, in Lucanus of North America, this species is the nicest. What is the biggest specimen that you have encountered so far?
Warm regards
Benjamin
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Post by lucanidae25 on Mar 4, 2011 2:07:42 GMT -8
Ben
I've seen a L. elaphus pair male 64mm breeded in Japan for sell.
Raymond
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Post by poisonarrow on Mar 4, 2011 3:18:13 GMT -8
Raymond,
the biggest in my colelction is 59 or 60mm, and that already is a nice and mean giant. Good beetle and luckily nowadays somewhat easy to breed. Looking forward to start soon again, 5 years of a break in insect breeding is far too long :-)
Cheers
ben
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Post by lucanidae25 on Mar 4, 2011 5:24:56 GMT -8
Hey Ben Are you breeding anything at the moment? What about H. davisoni? You know you should!!!  Raymond |
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Post by poisonarrow on Mar 27, 2011 20:38:49 GMT -8
Just saw this now. Yes, I am pretty sure that I will breed these guys when I have re-settled. Let me see, if I can succeed at that. Breeding materials are much harder to come by compared to Japan.
Was definitly planning to breed all those different Lucanus again, as I really like those guys and breeding for most species is rather easy.
Cheers
ben
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Post by lucanusalan on Mar 28, 2011 18:25:36 GMT -8
In the beetle magazine from Japan, the biggest male ever recorded was 7.2 cm.
I am currently breeding this species and their larval behavior is very similar to L. cervus
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Post by poisonarrow on Mar 29, 2011 6:19:11 GMT -8
7.2? Wow, this really is amazing. I would be happy to see a 65mm :-)
Do you keep them on fermented mat or just white rotten wood from the forest?
Cheers
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Post by lucanusalan on Mar 29, 2011 12:54:02 GMT -8
I keep them in fermented mat that I made. The longest one I got with this substrate was about 5.6 cm
When the larvae mature, I move them into clay because they pupate more easily in clay than fermanted mat. A similar behavior can be observed in L. cervus
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Post by poisonarrow on Mar 29, 2011 21:18:56 GMT -8
Thanks for the explanation. Will seriously start looking into the mat making thing when back in Europe. Lucanus are among my favourites, and I had a few successes with some Asian species, so let's see what's next.
Good luck with your breedings. Let me know if you have some spare larva available.
Cheers
Ben
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