False wireworm

Mimopeus opaculus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Tenebrionidae

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False wireworm
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Mimopeus opaculus is a medium-sized scarab beetle with a uniformly dull grey color. It is commonly found on islands without mammals and in refuge areas.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The beetle has a dull grey appearance throughout its body.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a medium-sized scarab beetle.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives on mammal-free islets and in refuges.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Tenebrionidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimopeus_opaculus

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