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Serrated Darkling Beetle

Iphthiminus serratus

1,297 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 72, February 62, March 65, April 81, May 78, June 58, July 49, August 50, September 64, October 65, November 84, December 65.
United States1,612
California793
Canada363
British Columbia249
Oregon200
Nevada184
Washington159
Idaho112
Alberta107
Wyoming36

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyDarkling Beetles · Tenebrionidae
GenusIphthiminus

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