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Insect Identification > Description of the Darking Beetle
 

Details of the Darking Beetle

CATEGORY:
Beetle

COMMON NAME:
"Darking Beetle"

SCIENTIFIC NAME:
(Coelocnemis californicus)

TAXONOMY:
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Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
   Class:Insecta
    Order: Coleoptera
     Family: Tenebrionidae
      Genus: Coelocnemis
       Species: californicus


CHARACTERISTICS: This beetle walks with its head down and can be found roaming desert areas eating fungi and plant matter.

It burrows under the sand when intense daylight heats up the ground. It stands still if disturbed.


ADULT SIZE (Length, not including legs):
22mm to 25mm (0.87in to 0.98in) (Compare Size)

IDENTIFYING COLORS: black

North American Reach
California, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada
 
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Picture of Darking Beetle
Courtesy of Paul H. from Sierra Vista, AZ

     

 

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