Where has the Lesser Stag Beetle been recorded?

Dorcus parallelipipedus occurrence evidence comes from 6,510 records in 35 countries and territories, from 1863 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

• 6,510 records
• 35 places
• 101 years recorded
• Insecta class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Lesser Stag Beetle has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Lesser Stag Beetle. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Related animals

Others in the family Lucanidae.

Stag Beetle

31,765 records