Trogoderma inclusum, the larger cabinet beetle, is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Larger Cabinet Beetle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trogoderma versicolor
- Lanorus aequalis
- Trogoderma sternale
- Trogoderma glabrum
- Trogoderma simplex
- Trogoderma variabile
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Dermestidae
- Genus
- Trogoderma
- Species
- Trogoderma inclusum
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