Tribolium destructor

TaxID: 188756

Basic Information

Tribolium destructor

Dark Flour Beetle, large flour beetle

The 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 known for attacking and infesting stored flour and grain. It is a very dark brown beetle (darker than other Tribolium species) 5 C6 mm long. T. destructor is found in North America, Europe and Africa. In addition to damaging flour and grain, it attacks animal food pellets, rolled oats, and poultry feed.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Tenebrionidae

Tribolium

destructor

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
China Quarantine pests 2021

Distribution (20 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Canada Present —
Switzerland Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Estonia Present —
Finland Present —
France Present —
United Kingdom Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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