Dermestes haemorrhoidalis

Dermestes haemorrhoidalis:

(African larder beetle)

This species is very robust and survive a lot, but be sure to make their eclosure escape-proof. It is the most rare species of the subgenus that we currently offer.

Distribution: Nearly cosmopolitan.
Origin: Europe, Netherlands. In my care since 2021.

Description: Adults are 6 to 9,5 mm long. The elytra are dark brown to black. The underside of the beetle or dark coloured and tend to have a golden shine to them due to a layer of satae (hair-like structure). Full-grown larvae are 10 to 15 mm long. The larva is brown with light-brown bands deviating the different segments of the body.