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Black Larder Beetle

Dermestes ater

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 14, February 6, March 8, April 2, May 2, June 3, July 2, August 2, September 6, October 2, November 3, December 4.
United States72
Australia54
New York19
Canada16
Quebec16
South Australia16
Western Australia13
Massachusetts10
Victoria9
Michigan8

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
FamilySkin Beetles · Dermestidae
GenusSkin Beetles · Dermestes

Sources

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