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Family of beetles
Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution. Tenebrio
Darkling_beetle
Species of darkling beetle, larval form
larval form of the yellow mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, a species of darkling beetle. The yellow mealworm beetle prefers a warmer climate and higher
Mealworm
Species of beetle
The seaweed darkling beetle (Chaerodes trachyscelides), also known by its Māori name pāpapa, is a flightless, nocturnal beetle found on sandy beaches in
Seaweed_darkling_beetle
Any insect that is said to bore through books
Furniture carpet beetle Museum beetle Common carpet beetle Varied carpet beetle Fur beetle Black carpet beetle Dermestes coarctatus Larder beetle Dermestes maculatus
Bookworm_(insect)
Species of beetle
1851, also known as the desert ironclad beetle or blue death feigning beetle, is a species of darkling beetle native to southwestern United States (southern
Asbolus_verrucosus
Order of insects
click beetle (Elateridae) and darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) families. Some elateriform larvae of click beetles are known as wireworms. Beetles in the
Beetle
Family of beetles
Coccinellidae (/ˌkɒksɪˈnɛlɪdiː/) is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United
Coccinellidae
Genus of beetles
Eleodes (commonly known as pinacate beetles or desert stink beetles) is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are endemic to western
Eleodes
Species of beetle
a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. It is known commonly as the lesser mealworm and the litter beetle. It has a cosmopolitan
Alphitobius_diaperinus
Family of beetles characterized by long antennae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family
Longhorn_beetle
Species of beetle
The confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum), a type of darkling beetle known as a flour beetle, is a globally found, common pest insect known for attacking
Confused_flour_beetle
Family of beetles
family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,400 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies
Firefly
Species of beetle
cornutus is a North American species of darkling beetle known as the horned fungus beetle or forked fungus beetle. All of its life stages are associated
Bolitotherus
Family of beetles
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable
Click_beetle
Family of insects
Stag beetles compose the family Lucanidae. It has about 1,200 species of beetles in four subfamilies. Some species grow to over 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2
Stag_beetle
Species of beetle
Stenocara gracilipes. Stenocara gracilipes, the racingstripe darkling beetle, is a species of beetle that is native to the Namib Desert in southern Africa.
Stenocara_gracilipes
Family of insects
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy, iridescent colors. Larvae of this family
Buprestidae
Common name for beetles that eat flour
Flour beetles are members of several darkling beetle genera including Tribolium and Tenebrio. They are pests of cereal silos and are widely used as laboratory
Flour_beetle
Family of beetles
defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone
Scarabaeidae
Species of beetle
Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata; also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle, and the potato
Colorado_potato_beetle
Species of beetle
Eleodes osculans, the wooly darkling beetle or woolly ground beetle, is a common insect in coastal southern and central California in wooded areas or
Eleodes_osculans
Species of beetle
The red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. The red flour beetle, and other closely
Red_flour_beetle
Species of beetle
Luprops tristis, the Mupli beetle, is a plant detritus eating darkling beetle found in parts of India. The adult beetle is black and around 8 millimetres
Luprops_tristis
Species of beetle
Tenebrio obscurus, or the dark mealworm beetle, is a species of darkling beetle whose larvae are known as mini mealworms. These insects should not be
Tenebrio_obscurus
Species of beetle
destructive or dark flour beetle (Tribolium destructor), is one of the species of darkling beetle known generally as flour beetles. It is a common pest insect
Destructive_flour_beetle
Superfamily of beetles
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their very long snouts. They are usually small – less than 6 mm (1⁄4 in) in
Weevil
Family of beetles
referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1
Dermestidae
Genus of beetles
Zophobas is a genus of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. They occur in the Americas, from the Neotropics into southernmost United
Zophobas
Species of beetle
known commonly as the fog-basking beetle, head-stander beetle, or the Toktokkies, is a species of darkling beetle that is native to the Namib Desert
Onymacris_unguicularis
Family of beetles
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in
Ground_beetle
Family of beetles
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half
Rove_beetle
Family of beetles
Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 2,500 species are
Blister_beetle
Species of beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus, the black fungus beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in Europe and North America
Alphitobius_laevigatus
Family of beetles
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera
Leaf_beetle
Species of beetle
Zophobas atratus,, the giant mealworm beetle, is a species of darkling beetle, whose larvae are known by the common name superworm, kingworm, barley worm
Zophobas_atratus
Family of beetles
(dutikós), meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the
Dytiscidae
Species of beetle
Eleodes obscura, commonly known as the obscure darkling beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes of western North America. It ranges
Eleodes_obscura
Species of beetle
Opatroides punctulatus is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. These two subspecies belong to the species Opatroides punctulatus:
Opatroides_punctulatus
Species of beetle
The Atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas) is a very large species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in Southeast Asia. Males have three prominent
Atlas_beetle
Family of beetles
Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of small beetles. At most some 2 cm (less than 1 inch) long, some species of Erotylidae are as
Erotylidae
Family of beetles
(2001-01-01). "Impact of the Darkling Beetle Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) on Establishment of the Predaceous Beetle Carcinops pumilio (Erichson) for
Histeridae
Family of beetles
surface. Whirligig beetles belong to the beetle suborder Adephaga, which also includes ground beetles and diving beetles. Whirligig beetles are most conspicuous
Whirligig_beetle
Family of beetles
The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described
Soldier_beetle
Species of beetle
Mimopeus clarkei is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, first described by J. C. Watt in 1988. The species is approximately 12
Mimopeus_clarkei
Species of beetle
fasciatus had already been used earlier by Johan Fabricius for the darkling beetle now known as Poecilesthus fasciatus. The invalid junior synonyms of
Iphiclus_trifasciatus
Genus of beetles
Cryptochile, the Namaqua darkling beetles, is a genus of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae. Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation
Cryptochile
Species of beetle
Edrotes ventricosus, the hairy robot beetle or desert hairy robot beetle, is a species of darkling beetle within the family Tenebrionidae. This species
Edrotes_ventricosus
Species of beetle
also known as the armored night-walker and the flightless darkling beetle, is a species of beetle native to California along the coast and the Coast Ranges
Nyctoporis_carinata
Family of beetles
Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found
Lycidae
Family of beetles
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. At the present state of documentation, they are the largest
Curculionidae
Index of animals with the same common name
true bug (hemipteran) family Rhopalidae Eleodes, or stink beetles, a genus in the darkling beetle family (Tenebrionidae) An unofficial name for the Lockheed
Stink_bug
Family of beetles
Tihelka, Erik; Huang, Diying; Cai, Chenyang (2020-01-02). "First false darkling beetle from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Melandryidae)". Alcheringa:
Melandryidae
Species of beetle
Uloma impressa is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. "Uloma impressa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11. "Uloma impressa Species Information"
Uloma_impressa
Species of beetles
Abdera biflexuosa is a species of false darkling beetle in the family Melandryidae. It is found in Europe. "GBIF, Abdera biflexuosa". Retrieved 2025-02-10
Abdera_biflexuosa
Species of beetle
Meracantha contracta is a species of darkling beetle found in North America. Adult M. contracta are 11-14 mm in length. The pronotum is large, the abdomen
Meracantha_contracta
Genus of beetles
Asbolus is a small genus of darkling beetles, beetles of the family Tenebrionidae. They occur in the southwestern United States and Mexico. There are
Asbolus_(beetle)
Family of beetles
(trȳpētēs), borer) is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are commonly called earth-boring dung beetles or dor beetles. Most excavate burrows in
Geotrupidae
Topics referred to by the same term
activity of one or the other of the OX1 and OX2 receptors Sora (beetle), a darkling beetle genus in the subfamily Lagriinae SORA (Searchable Ornithological
Sora
Species of beetle
Tarpela micans is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. "Tarpela micans". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11. "Tarpela micans Species Information"
Tarpela_micans
Species of beetle
Coelocnemis dilaticollis, the California broad-necked darkling beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found mainly in
Coelocnemis_dilaticollis
Species of beetle
Homotrysis macleayi is a species of darkling beetles native to Australia. It is an established exotic in New Zealand. Thorpe, S.E. 2014: Evidence for the
Homotrysis_macleayi
Behavioral response to tactile stimuli
Darkling beetles seeking shelter in tree crevices during rain
Thigmotaxis
Species of beetle
Eleodes gigantea is a species of desert stink beetle or darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. They can be found from San Francisco, California
Eleodes_gigantea
Plant genus in the agave subfamily
inside the leaves of agaves. Beetle herbivores include yucca weevils in the family Curculionidae. Some species of darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) also feed
Yucca
Species of beetle
species of darkling beetle from western North America. Philolithus elatus is 21–35 mm (0.83–1.38 in) in length, making it a relatively large beetle in the
Philolithus_elatus
Family of beetles
Water-penny beetles are a family (the Psephenidae) of 273 species (in 35 genera) of aquatic beetles found on all continents except Antarctica, in both
Water-penny_beetle
Species of beetle
Stenocara dentata, the long-legged darkling beetle, is an insect of darkling beetle family found in southern Africa. The beetle stands in a head down posture
Stenocara_dentata
Family of beetles
Hybosoridae, sometimes known as the scavenger scarab beetles, is a family of scarabaeiform beetles. The >600 species in 78 extant genera occur widely in
Hybosoridae
Species of beetle
Eleodes suturalis is a species of darkling beetle. As currently known, it is endemic to the United States. Their range extends from South Dakota to Texas
Eleodes_suturalis
Species of beetle
Adelina plana is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. "Adelina plana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved
Adelina_plana
Species of beetle
Nalassus dryadophilus is a species of darkling beetles belonging to the subfamily Tenebrioninae. They are mainly present in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia
Nalassus_dryadophilus
Species of beetle
Palorus subdepressus, the depressed flour beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in Europe and North America
Palorus_subdepressus
Genus of beetles
Cossyphus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They occur in Eurasia and Africa. There are about 33 species and subspecies. Species
Cossyphus
Family of beetles
Passalidae is a family of beetles known variously as "bessbugs", "bess beetles", "betsy beetles", "betsy bugs", or "horned passalus beetles". Nearly all of the
Passalidae
Species of beetle
extricata is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is also known as extricated darkling beetle. "Eleodes extricata (ELEOEX)[Overview]|
Eleodes_extricata
Genus of insects
Nilio is a genus of false lady beetles found in the Neotropics. It is the only genus in the darkling beetle subfamily Nilioninae. "Nilio". GBIF. Retrieved
Nilio
Family of beetles
The Cucujidae, or flat bark beetles, are a family of distinctively flat beetles found worldwide (except Africa and Antarctica) under the bark of dead
Cucujidae
Suborder of beetles
"gluttonous") are a suborder of beetles, and with more than 40,000 recorded species in 10 families, the second-largest of the four beetle suborders. Members of
Adephaga
Genus of beetles
Strongylium is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. It is one of the largest genera in both the family and its subfamily, Stenochiinae
Strongylium
Polish mathematician (1892–1945)
Marcin Kamiński named a newly discovered species of South African darkling beetle, Machleida banachi, in honor of the mathematician Stefan Banach and
Stefan_Banach
Polish entomologist (born 1985)
specializing in systematics, biogeography, and the morphological evolution of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). He is a full professor, head of the Zoological
Marcin_Jan_Kamiński
Species of beetle
Bothrotes canaliculatus is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. A subspecies of Bothrotes canaliculatus is B. canaliculatus acutus
Bothrotes_canaliculatus
Species of beetle
sometimes known as the long-legged white namib beetle, or white namib toktokkie, is a species of darkling beetle in the genus Cauricara. Cauricara eburnea
Cauricara_eburnea
Species of beetle
Scotaeus corallipes is a species of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. This species can be found in Java, Borneo and Sumatra. Biolib Tenebrionidae
Scotaeus_corallipes
Species of beetles
Centronopus opacus is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in North America. "GBIF, Centronopus opacus". Retrieved 2025-10-27
Centronopus_opacus
Species of beetle
Gonocephalum depressum is a species of darkling beetle. The species is widespread in South Asian and South East Asian countries such as, India, Bhutan
Gonocephalum_depressum
Species of beetle
Uloma culinaris is a species of darkling beetle. It is native to Eurasia. "Uloma culinaris". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021. Wikimedia Commons
Uloma_culinaris
Species of beetle
Platydema excavatum is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. "Platydema excavatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06. "Platydema excavatum
Platydema_excavatum
Species of beetle
Actizeta fusca is a species of darkling beetle endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described in 1992 by John Charles Watt. The holotype is
Actizeta_fusca
Family of beetles
Eucnemidae, or false click beetles, are a family of elateroid beetles based on the type genus Eucnemis; they include about 1700 species, distributed worldwide
Eucnemidae
Polymer resin widely used in packaging
2015, researchers discovered that mealworms, the larvae form of the darkling beetle Tenebrio molitor, could digest and subsist healthily on a diet of EPS
Polystyrene
Species of beetle
Cnodalon viride is a species of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. This species is present in Haiti. Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Cnodalon_viride
Genus of insects
Epantius is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There is one described species in Epantius, E. obscurus. "Epantius Report". Integrated
Epantius
Superfamily of beetles
largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles (Dynastinae), especially the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) and the Goliath beetles (Goliathus
Scarabaeoidea
Family of beetles
Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. They are called slime mold beetles due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds during adult
Sphindidae
Genus of beetles
carrion beetle subfamily Silphinae, other related beetles were occasionally placed here, e.g. Ablattaria laevigata. Even the darkling beetle Asida maura
Silpha
Species of beetle
Nalassus laevioctostriatus is a species of beetle from the Darkling beetle family (Tenebrionidae). The species was described by Johann August Ephraim
Nalassus_laevioctostriatus
Family of beetles
very tiny beetles (including the smallest of all beetles) with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are colloquially called featherwing beetles, because the
Ptiliidae
Species of beetle
Asbolus laevis is a species of darkling beetle native to southwestern United States (southern California, Arizona and northwestern Mexico, where it inhabits
Asbolus_laevis
Genus of birds
Bluebirds are attracted to platform bird feeders, filled with grubs of the darkling beetle, sold by many online bird product wholesalers as mealworms. Bluebirds
Bluebird
DARKLING BEETLE
DARKLING BEETLE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Markin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Merlin.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French
Darling; Tenderly Loved
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps be a nickname from Middle English daring ‘trembling’, ‘crouching or transfixed with fear’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, French, Japanese, Muslim
Sparkling; Dazzling; Brilliant
Girl/Female
English American
Darling. From the Old English 'dearling'.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Harlin.English : habitational name from East Harling in Norfolk, named in Old English as ‘(settlement of) Herela’s people’.North German and Frisian : habitational name from the marsh area Harling in East Friesland or from the port of Harlingen in West Friesland.German (Härling) : nickname for an immature person, from Old High German herling ‘(sour) grape harvested before maturity’.
Girl/Female
English
Darling. From the Old English 'dearling'.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Barling in Essex.
Girl/Female
English
Darling. From the Old English 'dearling'.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English derling, Old English dēorling ‘darling’, ‘beloved one’, a derivative of dēor ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ (see Dear 1). This was quite a common Old English byname, which remained current as a personal name into the 14th century. The surname probably derives at least in part from this use, probably in part also from a Middle English nickname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Darling.
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon American English
Tenderly loved.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Small champion.
Girl/Female
English
Darling. From the Old English 'dearling'.
Girl/Female
English American
Darling. From the Old English 'dearling'.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Darling; From the Old English
Girl/Female
English
Darling. From the Old English 'dearling'.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name, possibly from Dalling in Norfolk, which was named in Old English as ‘the place of the people (-inga-) of Dall(a)’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Luminous; Sparkling; Dazzling; Prevailing
DARKLING BEETLE
DARKLING BEETLE
Surname or Lastname
Catalan (Marès, also Marés)
Catalan (Marès, also Marés) : topographic name from Catalan marès ‘by the sea’.English (of Norman origin) : topographic name from Old French marais ‘marsh’ (Norman and Picard marese), or a habitational name from (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.Dutch : metronymic from the personal name Marie.Czech and Slovak (Mareš) : from a derivative of the personal names Marek or Martin.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Krishna's Devotee
Boy/Male
Hindu
Knowledge
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Clean; Pure
Girl/Female
Greek English
Gift.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
New Rule
Girl/Female
Christian, Finnish, Indian, Latin, Swedish
Blessed
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary king of France.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Full of Life
DARKLING BEETLE
DARKLING BEETLE
DARKLING BEETLE
DARKLING BEETLE
DARKLING BEETLE
n.
A darling.
n.
The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage.
n.
One dearly beloved; a favorite.
n.
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
n.
Darling.
n.
A sweetheart; a darling.
n.
One often quarreled with; -- / word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with darling.
a.
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
a.
Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.
a.
Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
n.
Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling.
a.
Emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as, sparkling wine; sparkling eyes.
n.
Darling.
p. pr. & a.
Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
p. pr. & a.
Dark; gloomy.
adv.
Dangling.
adv.
In the dark.
n.
A dear; a darling.