Taken in the garden

The Lesser Stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus). Brown's Folly, Avon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, Bathford, near Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Longueur 19-32 mm. Observation de mai à août.

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Lesser Stag Beetle

Lesser stag beetle

Lesser stag beetle

Der 2-3 cm große hirschkäferverwandte Balkenschröter (Dorcus parallelipipedus) taucht seit neuestem in meinem Garten auf. Der Grund könnten die benachbarten Wälder sein, in denen die Förster mittlerweile viel Totholz am Boden liegen lassen, bzw. immer wieder tote Altbäume als Biotopbäume stehen lassen. Der Balkenschröter ernährt sich wie der Hirschkäfer von Baumsäften und legt seine Eier in Totholz ab, wo sich die Larven 2-3 Jahre entwickeln. Nach anschließender kurzer Puppenruhe schlüpft der imposante Käfer. Der Balkenschröter ist in Deutschland eine geschützte Tierart.

Der Käfer im Bild landete auf meinem Hausweinstock und wurde dort fotografiert.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkenschr%C3%B6ter

The 2-3 cm large lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) has recently appeared in my garden. The reason could be the neighboring forests, where the foresters now leave a lot of dead wood on the ground, or repeatedly leave dead old trees as biotope trees. Like the Europaen stag beetle Lucanus cervus, the lesser stag beetle feed on tree sap and lay their eggs in dead wood, where the larvae develop for 2-3 years. After subsequent short pupal rest, the imposing beetle hatches.

The beetle is a protected species in Germany. The beetle in the picture landed on my house vine and was photographed there.

Homage to an old Portland Flower Store.

Our Local Wood. Kent UK,

I watched this beetle for about 10 minutes trying to climb up this single stem. Up about 4 inches then slide down 2.

Quite pointless actually as it was only 2 feet high and a foot out from the pond edge.....can it swim??

Found resting in the garden last night, but nowhere to be found to day. - Lincolnshire UK.

Lincolnshire, UK. - a small number in the garden this year.

Platusis elniavabalis - Dorcus parallelipipedus

Longueur 19-32 mm. Observation de mai à août.

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Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) walking on a ground.

Ciołek matowy (Dorcus parallelipipedus) idący po ziemi.

Beetle

2018.10.09 @ 石門水庫

Lesser Stag Beetle - Dorcus parallelipipedus

(Petite biche)

(Balkenschröter)

(Cervo volante minore)

(Lesser stag beetle)

(Dorcus parallelipipedus)

Catcott

Male

Beetle

The Lesser Stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) is smaller with much less impressive antlers than the Great Stag, its more famous big cousin, and it is a beautiful beetle, much more common and also lives much longer as the beetle than the Great stag. This specimen was found on the bathroom floor (may have been attracted by light or just by the open window). It was released after a short photo session in the garden. Bath, BANES, England, U.K.

Makro,Insekt,Käfer,[Dorcus parallelipipedus],Weibchen,Imago,adult,

Focus stack. London, UK.

I love the German name: Balkenschröter that sounds so awesome.

Lesser Stag Beetle - Dorcus parallelipipedus

Somewhere on Gwennap Head! Called Porth Loe, thank you Julian!

A huge beautiful male Lesser Stag Beetle I came across in my garden yesterday..I was sorry to leave him, he was absolutely magnificent. :)

Tiddesley wood pershore. Worcestershire

Maple Lodge NR , UK

Beetle

Balkenschröter (Dorcus parallelipipedus, male)

A found from yesterday afternoon! An Lucanidae Beetle stacked from 60 natural light exposures.

Best viewed large!

(Science name: Dorcus parallelipipedus), Morden; London

www.dantis.net/x3/

Dorcus parallelus, 2020.08

Canon EOS R

Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro

Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Balkenschröter

I think the brown colouration at the edges is probably mud , on closer inspection , so is an all black beetle.

Frasers Hill , Malaysia.