Stag Beetle Butterfly Dactyloceras lucina is a species

Dactyloceras lucina is a species of very large moth of the family Brahmaeidae

and the butterfly itself is beautifully framed within a 5” x 5” enclosure

The eyespots give it its name – from the Greek myth of the cyclops Polyphemus

It is found in the southernmost United States

Stag Beetle Butterfly Dactyloceras lucina is a speciesCyclommatus is a genus of the Lucanidae family, also known as the stag beetle. The majority of the species from the genus Cyclommatus are located in Southeast Asia, though some species can be found in China and Taiwan as well. The chief distinguishing characteristics of this genus are its impressive mandibles, which can sometimes be as long as its body, as well as its lustrous metallic exoskeleton, which can range from red, brown, green, purple, gold,