This is possibly the most attractive of all the Stag Beetles with it's irridescent green sheen. It is not a common beetle in the North Australian Rain Forest where it lives. The females lay their eggs in very specific types of rotten timber on the forest floor. Specimens will occasionally come to ultra violet lights just after dusk. The hour just after dusk seems to be this insects main flight time.
Size Range - Males from 35 to 70 mm, although specimens above 60 mm are extremely rare. Females from 25 to 40 mm.
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