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This listing is for a frozen pupa. This is the stage of metamorphosis between the larva and the adult. In the photo the pupa shows as the paler of the three specimens.
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 | Pupa | |
| Class | Insecta | Status | Frozen | |
| Order | Coleoptera | Bugguide Info & Photos | ||
| Family | Tenebrionidae | |||
| Subfamily | Tenebrioninae | |||
| Genus | Tenebrio | |||
| Species | molitor | |||
| Common Name | Mealworm Beetle (AKA Yellow Mealworm) |
