darkling beetle
6087 Hello, could you help me in identifying this bug found indoors in Montreal, Canada. kindly yours, Danny
This is a darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), likely in the genus Tenebrio – see https://tinyurl.com/pf53k4 for an example. Their larvae are known as mealworms, and they occasionally can become pests of grains that have been improperly stored – see https://tinyurl.com/y8craz7d for details. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.