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Tenebrionidae - Tenebrio obscurus
Copyright © 2019 MJ Hatfield

Tenebrionidae - Tenebrio obscurus
Elk Horn, south of, shelby County, Iowa, USA
June 23, 2017
Helping a friend mulch her garden with soggy, rotting hay, there was quite a few of these in the hay, both adults and larvae.
They may be the same species.
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 12 January, 2019 - 6:14pm
Last updated 13 January, 2019 - 5:29am

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 13 January, 2019 - 5:29am

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