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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 | ~15mm | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | Wingspan | n/a | |
| Phylum | Arthropoda | Life Stage | Adult | |
| Class | Insecta | Status | Frozen | |
| Order | Coleoptera | Bugguide Info & Photos | ||
| Family | Tenebrionidae | |||
| Subfamily | Tenebrioninae | |||
| Genus | Tenebrio | |||
| Species | molitor | |||
| Common Name | Mealworm Beetle (AKA Yellow Mealworm) |
