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.
from Wikipedia
Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Tenebrionidae
Tribolium
destructor
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Coleoptera;f__Tenebrionidae;g__Tribolium;s__Tribolium destructor
nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
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.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Denmark | Present | — |
| Estonia | Present | — |
| Finland | Present | — |
| France | Present | — |
| United Kingdom | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
Fetching literature from NCBI PubMed...
Failed to fetch literature