Lamprima aurata | |
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Adult male | |
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Adult female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lucanidae |
Genus: | Lamprima |
Species: | L. aurata
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Binomial name | |
Lamprima aurata Latreille, 1817
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Synonyms | |
Lamprima cuprea Latreille, 1817 |
Lamprima aurata, the golden stag beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Lucanidae. In Tasmania, this species is referred to by the common name of Christmas beetle, a name that is normally used for beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, genus Anoplognathus.[1]