Lesser
Stag Beetle
Dorcus
parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)  |
| Representing
one of the Nottinghamshire's largest beetles, the
Lesser Stag Beetle is relatively common and not all that commonly found.
It occurs in a variety of habitats which includes urban
parks and gardens and we have two records (from the same house) where it
even turned up indoors. It is generally widespread
across southern and central England and can be found
between May and September. Despite its large size, it is completely harmless. |
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Lesser Stag Beetle larva. This was one of
two (impressively large) full-grown larvae, found with at least five
adults on opening a well rotted log sited in rank grassland at
Gunthorpe in April 2021. |
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