Great Capricorn Beetle vs Spread-antler Stag Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Great Capricorn Beetle Spread-antler Stag Beetle
Scientific Name Cerambyx cerdo Odontolabis siva
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Lucanidae
Size 24-53 mm 35-90 mm
Habitat Farmland Mountains
Diet Gall Makers Sap Feeders
Regions Central Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe India, Nepal, Myanmar, China
Conservation Vulnerable Not Evaluated

Great Capricorn Beetle

One of Europe's largest longhorn beetles, with antennae longer than its body. Larvae bore deep galleries into living oak trees over several years.

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Did You Know?

Its larval tunnels in ancient oaks can be heard as audible gnawing sounds.

Spread-antler Stag Beetle

A large Himalayan stag beetle with widely spread mandibles in major males. Body color ranges from black to deep brown.

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Did You Know?

Found at elevations up to 2,500 meters in the Himalayan foothills, higher than most stag beetle species.