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This listing is for a frozen mealworm larva. This is the immature or larval stage. In the photo the larva is the long, orange wormlike specimen.
Buy this dead insect for local school collection projects in the following states though they probably occur also in unlisted neighboring states to some extent. Dried specimens of this species are native to or established in the following areas of the United States.
Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin
| Taxonomy | Body Length | ~ 14 mm | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | Wingspan | n/a | |
| Phylum | Arthropoda | Life Stage | Larva | |
| Class | Insecta | Status | Frozen | |
| Order | Coleoptera | Bugguide Info & Photos | ||
| Family | Tenebrionidae | |||
| Subfamily | Tenebrioninae | |||
| Genus | Tenebrio | |||
| Species | molitor | |||
| Common Name | Mealworm Beetle (AKA Yellow Mealworm) |
