rainbow beetle
(Tarpela micans)
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: Helopini |
| Genus: Tarpela |
| Subject: Tarpela micans (Fabricius, 1798) |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
gleaming darkling beetle
References
Common Name Reference: BugGuide
Scientific Name Reference: Bousquet et al 2018. Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America.