Platycerus quercus (Weber, 1801)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: a single individual from one site. Caught in flight trap from 25 March – 9 April 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Larvae feed on decaying wood and develop within rotting oak and hickory logs (Hoffmann 1937; Savely 1939).