Platycerus caprea

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Platycerus caprea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Lucanidae
Genus:	Platycerus
Species:	P. caprea
Binomial name
Platycerus caprea (DeGeer, 1774)

Platycerus caprea is a species of beetle, from the subfamily Lucaninae of family Lucanidae. It was discovered by Charles De Geer in 1774, and was thus the first known member of its genus.^[1]

Appearance[]

It has a dark blue body 10–13 mm in length, which is smaller than that of Platycerus caraboides, with which they are easy to confuse.

Geographical distribution[]

It is Eurasian, and can be found in the Ural Mountains as well as in Turkey.^[1]

References[]

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