swap_horiz Mealworm Beetle Alternatives

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Synchronous Firefly

The synchronous firefly is a North American beetle belonging to the Lampyridae family. It’s notable for its remarkable c...

North American Firefly Bioluminescent Lampyridae

9.8 Brilliant

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Bombardier Beetle

The Bombardier Beetle is a ground-dwelling beetle belonging to the Carabidae family. It utilizes a unique defensive stra...

Defensive Predatory Ground Beetle Carabidae

9.7 Brilliant

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Ironclad Beetle

The Ironclad Beetle, *Zopherus nodulosus*, is a darkling beetle native to the southwestern United States. It possesses t...

Desert Darkling Southwest Us Zopheridae

9.4 Excellent

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Dung Beetle

The dung beetle is a cosmopolitan beetle belonging to the Scarabaeinae family. These insects are notable for their cruci...

Cosmopolitan Scarab Scarabaeinae Dung Rolling

8.9 Great

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Fog-basking Beetle

The Fog-basking Beetle, *Stenocara gracilipes*, is a Namib Desert beetle notable for its unique adaptation. It collects...

Unusual Darkling Tenebrionidae Namib Desert

8.8 Great

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Death-feigning Beetle

Asbolus verrucosus is a darkling beetle native to the southwest United States. This tenebrionidae species exhibits thana...

Desert Darkling Tenebrionidae Thanatosis

8.8 Great

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Australian Spider Beetle

The Australian Spider Beetle (Ptinus tectus) is a small beetle native to Australasia and a member of the family Ptinidae...

Cosmopolitan Invasive Stored Product Anobiid

5.4 Mediocre

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Confused Flour Beetle

The confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum, is a small reddish-brown beetle in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionid...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Grain Darkling

4.6 Poor

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Red Flour Beetle

Tribolium castaneum, the red flour beetle, is a small beetle in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae and a widesprea...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Grain Darkling

4.5 Poor

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Drugstore Beetle

The drugstore beetle, Stegobium paniceum, is a small brown beetle whose larvae infest stored products. It can develop in...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Product Anobiid

4.4 Poor

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Cowpea Weevil

[Callosobruchus maculatus](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN1338), known as the cowpea weevil or cowpea seed beetl...

Cosmopolitan Pest Weevil Bruchidae

4.2 Poor

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Bean Weevil

The bean weevil, usually identified as Acanthoscelides obtectus, is a bruchine seed beetle and a pest of common beans an...

Cosmopolitan Pest Weevil Bruchidae

4.2 Poor

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Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci, commonly called the varied carpet beetle, is a small dermestid beetle with a widespread, nearly worl...

Cosmopolitan Carpet Dermestid Dermestidae

4.2 Poor

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Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus, commonly called the hide beetle, is a dermestid beetle associated with dried animal material and st...

Cosmopolitan Dermestid Dermestidae Hide Pest

4.1 Poor

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Powderpost Beetle

Powderpost beetle is a common name for several small wood-boring beetles, especially species in the genus Lyctus and rel...

Cosmopolitan Wood Boring Powderpost Lyctidae

4.1 Poor

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Warehouse Beetle

The warehouse beetle, Trogoderma variabile, is a dermestid beetle and a stored-product pest. Its larvae feed on grain, s...

Cosmopolitan Pest Dermestid Dermestidae

3.8 Poor

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Khapra Beetle

The khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is a dermestid beetle native to South Asia and one of the world's most destruct...

Asian Stored Grain Dermestid Dermestidae

3.5 Poor

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Rice Weevil

The rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae, is a small snout beetle that infests stored cereal grains in many parts of the world...

Grain Pest Stored Grain Curculionidae

1.3 Poor

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Maize Weevil

The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is a snout beetle that attacks stored maize and other cereal grains. Adults are us...

Tropical Pest Stored Grain Curculionidae

1.2 Poor

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Grain Weevil

The grain weevil, Sitophilus granarius, is a flightless snout beetle that infests stored wheat, barley, oats, rye, rice,...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Grain Curculionidae

1.1 Poor