Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) field guide

90 species

Adeliini sp. (tribe) (A darkling beetle)

Adeliini sp. (tribe)
Adeliini sp. (tribe)
Adeliini sp. (tribe)

Adelium angulicolle (A darkling beetle)

Adelium angulicolle
Adelium angulicolle
Adelium angulicolle

Adelium brevicorne (Bronzed field beetle)

Adelium brevicorne
Adelium brevicorne
Adelium brevicorne

Adelium porcatum (Darkling Beetle)

Adelium porcatum
Adelium porcatum
Adelium porcatum

Adelium pustulosum (Darkling beetle)

Adelium pustulosum
Adelium pustulosum
Adelium pustulosum

Adelium sp. (genus) (Adelium darkling beetle)

Adelium sp. (genus)
Adelium sp. (genus)
Adelium sp. (genus)

Adelium subdepressum (Darkling Beetle)

Adelium subdepressum
Adelium subdepressum
Adelium subdepressum

Adelium tenebroides (A darkling beetle)

Adelium tenebroides

Alleculinae sp. (Subfamily) (Unidentified Comb-clawed beetle)

Alleculinae sp. (Subfamily)
Alleculinae sp. (Subfamily)
Alleculinae sp. (Subfamily)

Amarygmus sp. (A Darkling beetle)

Amarygmus sp.

Amarygmus sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Amarygmus sp. (genus)
Amarygmus sp. (genus)

Apasis sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Apasis sp. (genus)
Apasis sp. (genus)
Apasis sp. (genus)

Atoichus bicolor (Darkling beetle)

Atoichus bicolor
Atoichus bicolor
Atoichus bicolor

Atoichus sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Atoichus sp. (genus)
Atoichus sp. (genus)

Bassianus colydioides (Darkling beetle)

Bassianus colydioides
Bassianus colydioides
Bassianus colydioides

Brycopia sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Brycopia sp. (genus)

Byallius sp. (genus) (Byallius darkling beetle)

Byallius sp. (genus)
Byallius sp. (genus)
Byallius sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax australis
Cardiothorax australis
Cardiothorax australis
Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)

Cardiothorax undulaticostis (A darkling beetle)

Cardiothorax undulaticostis
Cardiothorax undulaticostis

Celibe limbata (Pie-dish beetle)

Celibe limbata
Celibe limbata
Celibe limbata

Celibe rugosipennis (Pie-dish beetle)

Celibe rugosipennis
Celibe rugosipennis

Celibe striatipennis (Pie-dish beetle)

Celibe striatipennis
Celibe striatipennis
Celibe striatipennis

Chalcopteroides columbinus (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides columbinus
Chalcopteroides columbinus
Chalcopteroides columbinus

Chalcopteroides cupripennis (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides cupripennis
Chalcopteroides cupripennis
Chalcopteroides cupripennis

Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)

Chalcopteroides spectabilis (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Chalcopteroides spectabilis

Cillibus incisus (Darkling Beetle)

Cillibus incisus
Cillibus incisus
Cillibus incisus

Cyphaleus metallescens (A darkling beetle)

Cyphaleus metallescens
Ecnolagria grandis
Ecnolagria grandis
Ecnolagria grandis

Ecnolagria sp. (genus) (A brown darkling beetle)

Ecnolagria sp. (genus)
Ecnolagria sp. (genus)
Ecnolagria sp. (genus)

Euomma lateralis (Comb-clawed beetle)

Euomma lateralis
Euomma lateralis
Euomma lateralis

Helea ovata (Pie-dish beetle)

Helea ovata
Helea ovata
Helea ovata

Helea sp. (genus) (A pie-dish beetle)

Helea sp. (genus)
Helea sp. (genus)

Hemicistela discoidalis (Comb-clawed beetle)

Hemicistela discoidalis
Hemicistela discoidalis
Hemicistela discoidalis

Homotrysis cisteloides (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides

Homotrysis lugubris (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis lugubris
Homotrysis lugubris
Homotrysis lugubris

Homotrysis macleayi (Comb-clawed beetle)

Homotrysis macleayi
Homotrysis macleayi

Homotrysis scutellaris (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis scutellaris
Homotrysis scutellaris
Homotrysis scutellaris

Homotrysis sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)

Isopteron sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)

Isopteron triviale (Darkling beetle)

Isopteron triviale
Isopteron triviale
Isopteron triviale

Kaszaba sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Kaszaba sp. (genus)
Kaszaba sp. (genus)
Kaszaba sp. (genus)

Kershawia rugiceps (A lagriinae beetle)

Kershawia rugiceps

Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle)

Lagriini sp. (tribe)
Lagriini sp. (tribe)
Lagriini sp. (tribe)

Lepispilus sp. (genus) (Yellow-spotted darkling beetle)

Lepispilus sp. (genus)
Lepispilus sp. (genus)
Lepispilus sp. (genus)

Lepturidea deplanchei (Darkling beetle)

Lepturidea deplanchei

Lepturidea pulchra (Darkling beetle)

Lepturidea pulchra
Lepturidea pulchra

Lepturidea punctulaticollis (Red-legged comb-clawed beetle)

Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis

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