Drugstore Beetle
Stegobium paniceum
A tiny brown pantry beetle found in stored foods, dried herbs, spices, books, and other dry organic materials inside human buildings. Its larvae tunnel and feed within hard products such as grains, biscuits, seeds, and dried plant matter, while adults mainly disperse to find mates and new food sources. The compact body has a tough exoskeleton and the head is tucked downward, giving the adult a humped profile. A notable fact is its diet breadth: it can develop in materials as unusual as dried medicines, leather, wool, and even old book bindings.
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- Conservation status
- NE
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- Drugstore Beetle