Kebnat
INSECTS

false mealworm beetle

Alobates pensylvanicus

Insects
Native
false mealworm beetle, photo 1 of 5
false mealworm beetle, photo 2 of 5
false mealworm beetle, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

There are 22 observations of false mealworm beetle in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie5
  2. Outaouais5
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Estrie3
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  6. Lanaudière1
  7. Laurentides1

Similar species

Smooth Darkling BeetleMerinus laevis
Decaying Darkling BeetleXylopinus saperdoides
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
Spurred Darkling BeetleCentronopus calcaratus
Dark MealwormTenebrio obscurus
Ténébrion brillantDinomus micans
Bronze Darkling BeetleArthromacra aenea
Broad-necked Root BorerPrionus laticollis
Roughened Darkling BeetleUpis ceramboides