Eleodes opaca (Say, 1824) is a animal in the Tenebrionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eleodes opaca (Say, 1824)

Eleodes opaca (Say, 1824)

Eleodes opaca, also called plains false wireworm, is a desert stink beetle in the Tenebrionidae family.

Family
Genus
Eleodes
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eleodes opaca (Say, 1824)

Eleodes opaca is a species of desert stink beetle that belongs to the family Tenebrionidae. This species is also commonly referred to as the plains false wireworm.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Eleodes

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