Bug FAQWoolly Darkling Beetle
Eleodes osculans · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Tenebrionidae
Also called: Wooly Darkling Beetle
The woolly darkling beetle is 12 to 16 mm long. It lives in wooded areas and chaparral along the coast of southern and central California and in Baja California.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure 12 to 16 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in wooded areas and chaparral on the coast of southern and central California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes coastal southern and central California and Baja California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Colorado.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where does the woolly darkling beetle live?
In wooded areas and chaparral along the coast of southern and central California and in Baja California.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tenebrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleodes_osculans
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