Platycerus caprea
# Platycerus caprea

Platycerus caprea is a species of beetle, from the subfamily Lucaninae of family Lucanidae. It was discovered by Charles De Geer in 1774, and was thus the first known member of its genus.

## Appearance

It has a dark blue body 10–13 mm in length, which is smaller than that of Platycerus caraboides, with which they are easy to confuse.

## Geographical distribution

It is Eurasian, and can be found in the Ural Mountains as well as in Turkey.

