swap_horiz Powderpost 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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Titan Beetle

The Titan Beetle, *Titanus giganteus*, is an Amazonian longhorn beetle belonging to the Cerambycidae family. It’s notabl...

Amazonian Tropical Largest Longhorn

9.7 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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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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Deathwatch Beetle

The deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) bores into old hardwood timber and produces a rhythmic tapping mating cal...

European Wood Boring Anobiid Ptinidae

7.3 Good

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Two-lined Chestnut Borer

The Two-lined Chestnut Borer is an aggressive wood-boring insect native to North America that attacks and kills oak and...

North American Jewel Beetle Buprestidae Oak Chestnut

5.5 Mediocre

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Mealworm Beetle

Tenebrio molitor is a darkling beetle whose larvae, the mealworm, are commercially farmed worldwide for animal feed and...

Cosmopolitan Stored Grain Darkling Tenebrionidae

5.5 Mediocre

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Australian Spider Beetle

The Australian spider beetle (Ptinus tectus), originating from Australasia, has spread globally as a pest of stored food...

Cosmopolitan Invasive Stored Product Anobiid

5.4 Mediocre

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Confused Flour Beetle

Tribolium confusum is a global pest of stored grain and flour, named for the long-standing difficulty in distinguishing...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Grain Darkling

4.6 Poor

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Red Flour Beetle

Tribolium castaneum is a global stored-grain pest and widely used genetics model organism, capable of infesting milled f...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Grain Darkling

4.5 Poor

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Drugstore Beetle

The drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum) is a stored-product pest that infests an unusually wide range of goods, includ...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Product Anobiid

4.4 Poor

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Furniture Beetle

The furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) is a widespread woodworm whose larvae tunnel through wooden furniture and struc...

European Wood Boring Household Pest Anobiid

4.3 Poor

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Cowpea Weevil

The Cowpea Weevil is a destructive stored-product pest known globally for infesting dried beans and cowpeas, with larvae...

Cosmopolitan Pest Weevil Bruchidae

4.2 Poor

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Bean Weevil

The Bean Weevil is an agricultural pest native to North Africa and Asia that damages stored legumes, completing its enti...

Cosmopolitan Pest Weevil Bruchidae

4.2 Poor

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Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci is a small cosmopolitan beetle whose hairy larvae, known as woolly bears, damage natural fibers, muse...

Cosmopolitan Carpet Dermestid Dermestidae

4.2 Poor

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Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus is a stored-product pest that feeds on dried hides and animal matter; its larvae are also used by mu...

Cosmopolitan Dermestid Dermestidae Hide Pest

4.1 Poor

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Bamboo Powderpost Beetle

The bamboo powderpost beetle (Dinoderus minutus) is a major pest of bamboo products and stored grain throughout tropical...

Bamboo Asian Powderpost Bostrichidae

4.0 Poor

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Lead Cable Borer

The lead cable borer (Scobicia declivis), a western North American beetle, became notorious in the early 20th century fo...

Unusual Western Us Powderpost Bostrichidae

3.9 Poor

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Warehouse Beetle

Trogoderma variabile is a dermestid beetle that infests stored grain, dried foods, and animal products in warehouses and...

Cosmopolitan Pest Dermestid Dermestidae

3.8 Poor

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Grain Weevil

The Grain Weevil is a globally widespread agricultural pest notable for being flightless, relying entirely on human grai...

Cosmopolitan Pest Stored Grain Curculionidae

1.1 Poor