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Beetle Gallery - Page 6: Other Beetles (cont.) |
Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera |
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A selection of beetles found in Britain and Northern Europe . . . . . . | |
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 Rice Weevil (Sitophilus oryzae, family Curculionidae) length 2-3 mm In houses and stores, infesting dry food stuffs Photo: Jim Kalisch - UNL © |
 Granary Weevil (Sitophilus granarius, family Curculionidae) length 2-3 mm In houses and stores, infesting dry food stuffs Photo: Jim Kalisch - UNL © |
 Fur Beetle (Attagenus pellio, family Dermestidae) length 4-6 mm In houses and stores, living in animal skins, furs, carpets, old blankets, dry food stuffs, etc. |
 Larder or Bacon Beetle (Dermestes lardarius, family Dermestidae) length 7-10 mm Outside on animal hides and dry carcasses, and also indoors on meat and other dry animal matter |
 Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci, family Dermestidae) length 2-3 mm In houses and stores, living in animal skins, furs, carpets, old blankets, dry food stuffs, etc., Photo: Joe Doran © |
 Mealworm Beetle (Tenebrio molitor, family Tenebrionidae) length 14-17 mm In or near bird nests, and in houses and stores where it frequently infests dry food stuffs |
 Cellar or Churchyard Beetle (Blaps mucronata, family Tenebrionidae) length 18-25 mm In houses and stores, living in waste animal and vegetable matter, and dry food stuffs |
 Confused Flour Beetle (Tribolium confusum, family Tenebrionidae) length 2-4 mm In houses and stores, infesting dry food stuffs Photo: Jim Kalisch - UNL © |
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