Odontolabis gazella
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| Odontolabis gazella | |
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| Odontolabis gazella inaequalis from Nias Island | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Lucanidae |
| Genus: | Odontolabis |
| Species: | O. gazella |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontolabis gazella (Fabricius, 1787) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lucanus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | |
Odontolabis gazella is a species of beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae.
Odontolabis gazella can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in) in females and of about 60 millimetres (2.4 in) in males. The basic colour is dark brown. The large mandible of males are used to wrestle each other for mating or food.
