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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Dermestes » subgenus Dermestes (Dermestes subgenus Dermestes) » Larder Beetle (Dermestes lardarius)

Species Dermestes lardarius - Larder Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Bostrichoidea
Family Dermestidae (Carpet Beetles)
Genus Dermestes
No Taxon (subgenus Dermestes)
Species lardarius (Larder Beetle)
Other Common Names
Bacon Beetle
Explanation of Names
Dermestes lardarius Linnaeus 1758
Size
5-8 mm
Identification

det. v belov, 2011
Range
Cosmopolitan, synanthropic, introduced to NA, occurs mostly n. of the Mason-Dixon Line - Map (1)
Habitat
Typically near stored foodstuffs, etc.
Season
All year
Food
Adults and larvae found on carrion and in bird and wasp nests; pests of stored animal products such as pet foods, dried meats, and hides; preys on egg masses of gypsy moth Lymntria dispar(2)
Life Cycle
takes 40-50 days
Internet References
Dermestidae.com - Andreas Herrmann
Fact sheet - PSU
Works Cited
1.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
2.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 1 September, 2004 - 7:06pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov, Abigail Parker, KenW, Marci Hess
Last updated 21 April, 2022 - 11:13am

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