Male (foreground) and female Hexarthrius parryi. The male is 70 mm (2.8 in) long.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Lucanidae
Genus:
Hexarthrius
Species:
H. parryi
Binomial name
Hexarthrius parryi
Hope, 1842
Subspecies
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Hexarthrius parryi, the fighting giant stag beetle, is a species of large stag beetles. It belongs to the genus Hexarthrius of the tribe Lucanini. It is classified under the subfamily Lucaninae of the stag beetle family Lucanidae.[1]