Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lucanidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Lamprima | |
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Similar Lamprima, Lamprima aurata, Lamprima insularis, Lamprima adolphinae, Ryssonotus nebulosus | ||
Golden green stagbeetle lamprima latreillii fight
The Golden green Stag Beetle (Lamprima latreillii) is a species of beetles in the family Lucanidae.
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Two golden green stagbeetles lamprima latreillii fight over a female
Description
Lamprima latreillii can reach a length of about 35mm in males. This species shows an evident sexual dimorphism. Females are smaller than the males and they look quite different. Males have the mandibles enlarged and prolonged forwards (hence the common name of Stag Beetles of the family), with orange-brown hairs in between the stags. Moreover, the colour of the males is metallic golden green or golden yellow, while females may be blue, blue-green or also dull brown. These beetles are sapro-xylophagous, feeding only on dead wood, mainly Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae). The larvae live in rotten tree trunk.
Distribution
This species can be found in Australia, from Queensland to Victoria.