Trogoderma angustum (Solier, 1849) is a animal in the Dermestidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trogoderma angustum (Solier, 1849)

Trogoderma angustum (Solier, 1849)

Trogoderma angustum is a Dermestidae beetle native to South America, introduced to many other global regions.

Family
Genus
Trogoderma
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Trogoderma angustum (Solier, 1849)

Trogoderma angustum is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Dermestidae. This species is native to South America, where it occurs naturally in Argentina, Chile, and Peru. It has been introduced to a number of other regions across the globe, including Europe, multiple parts of Asia (India, Pakistan, Thailand, and Yemen), the United States, and New Zealand. Its presence has also been possibly recorded in Congo.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Dermestidae Trogoderma

More from Dermestidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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