SPECIES Allotopus rosenbergi Male
ORIGIN Indonesia
FRAME 16.5x16.5xD5cm Made from recycled products.
DESCRIPTION Big mandibles on this giant sized lucanid AKA Stag beetle. The menacing mandibles are used when males are fighting over territory or females. Note the lovely rich copper colour on the elytra. These beetles feed on rotten fruit or tree sap whilst the larvae feed on rotting wood.
Fantastic specimen.