Insects › Darkling Beetles
false mealworm beetle
Alobates pensylvanicus
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Smooth Darkling BeetleMerinus laevis
Giant Mealworm BeetleZophobas atratus
Decaying Darkling BeetleXylopinus saperdoides
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
Spurred Darkling BeetleCentronopus calcaratus
Zophobas subnitens
Alobates barbatus
Cedar BeetleSandalus niger
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,174 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 230 |
| Kentucky | 212 |
| Indiana | 204 |
| Ontario | 188 |
| Texas | 186 |
| Virginia | 136 |
| New York | 128 |
| Maryland | 108 |
| Illinois | 101 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Darkling Beetles · Tenebrionidae |
| Genus | Alobates |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise false mealworm beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.