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Darkling beetle

Tenebrionidae

Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Field Notes

Notes:

color resembles dry wood. Dull but worth a shot

Reference Links:

Darkling beetle, Am I cute? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (10)
injica
why do you think that's a he...i think it looks like a she :D
injica
it is unfortunately, there aren't so many living in India though but on the internet there are almost no information about them :/ good luck
ChimeTsetan
thanks Injica, i hope we can get a species name for it. Darkling beetle seems to be a broad group of beetles.
injica
here it was identify as a Darkling beetle, Tenebrioninae http://www.flickr.com/photos/9643110@N08/5525854120 maybe it can be helpful ;)
Ashish
Look alike Raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus)
BindiaGupta
It is not a dung beetle. Dung beetles are much broader and rounded in shape and its exoskeleton is much darker and shiny.
lori.tas
Looks like a dung beetle, or at the vary least some sort of scarab beetle.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011

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