Cryptolestes ferrugineus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Laemophloeidae
- Genus
- Cryptolestes
- Species
- Cryptolestes ferrugineus
- Scientific Name
- Cryptolestes ferrugineus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cryptolestes ferrugineus
Cryptolestes ferrugineus is a 1.5-2.5 mm long species of lined flat bark beetle, possibly native to Europe. It currently has a cosmopolitan distribution, and is referred to by the common name the rusty grain beetle. It is one of the most common pests of stored grains, grain products, dry plants and dry plant products.
...Cryptolestes ferrugineus in languages:
- Arabic
- خنفساء الحبوب الصدئة
- Czech
- lesák moučný
- Danish
- Rustfarvet kornbille
- English
- Rusty Grain Beetle
- Finnish
- lesehärö
- Japanese
- サビカクムネチビヒラタムシ
- Korean
- 갈색머리대장
- Russian
- Зерновик короткоусый
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Cryptolestes abietis
- Cryptolestes alternans
- Cryptolestes azoricus
- Cryptolestes capensis
- Cryptolestes corticinus
- Cryptolestes diemenensis
- Cryptolestes duplicatus
- Cryptolestes ferrugineus
- Cryptolestes klapperichi
- Cryptolestes punctatus
- Cryptolestes pusilloides
- Cryptolestes pusillus
- Cryptolestes turcicus
- Cryptolestes uncicornis
- Cryptolestes weisei









