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Darkling beetle

Tenebrioninae

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Field Notes

Description:

Black Beetle approximately 3/4 -1in long.

Habitat:

Found underneath the bark of a dead tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Mealworm Beetle

Tenebrio molitor

Comments (3)

Not 100% sure on this one but it looks an awful lot like a mealworm beetle, a species of the darkling beetle that Keith suggested.

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PublishedMarch 18, 2013

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