Dermestes laniarius Illiger, 1801 is a animal in the Dermestidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dermestes laniarius Illiger, 1801

Dermestes laniarius Illiger, 1801

Dermestes laniarius Illiger, 1801 is a beetle species found across the Palearctic, including Europe and North Africa.

Family
Genus
Dermestes
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dermestes laniarius Illiger, 1801

Dermestes laniarius Illiger, 1801 is a species of beetle. It occurs in the Palearctic realm, which includes Europe and North Africa. Within Europe, this species has been recorded from Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, Hungary, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, mainland Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and Former Yugoslavia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Dermestidae Dermestes

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