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European Stag Beetle

Year completed: 2007
Medium: Ink Line Art Illustration with Digital Tinting
Description: Fine art drawing of a European Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)

Hand-signed limited edition fine art print (500) of a European Stag Beetle. The illustration is reproduced on high-quality acid free stock. Dealer inquires are welcome.

Limited edition fine art print:
8"x10" (20.3 x 25.4cm) $17.95
11"x14" (27.9 x 36.6cm) $22.95

Print is in stock and ships in 1-2 days.

This illustration is also available as stock art.

Artist's notes:

european stag beetle thumb The Stag Beetle was one of a series of five beetles I drew in 2005 (color was added in 2007.) I love their massive pincers and deep red-brown coloration. They remind me of the 'junebugs' I used to see in the Mid-west where I grew up.

Information about the European Stag Beetle:

The European Stag Beetle is of one the best know beetles of the family Lucanidae. They are native to west, south and central Europe. They live in old rotting trees and dead tree trunks which they also feed on. They were once very common throughout Europe, but now due to habit loss they are in steep decline and special measures are being taken to set aside special areas of conservation for them.