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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Tenebrioninae » Tenebrionini » Zophobas » Zophobas atratus

Species Zophobas atratus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Red-orange - Zophobas atratus Teneb - Zophobas atratus Teneb - Zophobas atratus Teneb - Zophobas atratus Darkling beetle? - Zophobas atratus Darkling beetle? - Zophobas atratus Zophobas morio - Zophobas atratus Caterpillar? - Zophobas atratus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Tenebrioninae
Tribe Tenebrionini
Genus Zophobas
Species atratus (Zophobas atratus)
Other Common Names
Superworm (larva)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syn: Zophobas morio (Fabricius)(1)
Explanation of Names
Zophobas atratus (Fabricius 1775)
Range
widespread, most US records e. of the Miss. R. - Map (1)(2)
Remarks
The larvae (superworms) are often sold as pet food.
Works Cited
1.Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America
Yves Bousquet, Donald B. Thomas, Patrice Bouchard, Aaron D. Smith, Rolf L. Aalbu, M. Andrew Johnston, Warren E. Steiner Jr. 2018. ZooKeys 728: 1-455.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Boris Büche on 30 July, 2007 - 7:20am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov, metrioptera
Last updated 8 February, 2024 - 11:48am

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