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Eleodes opaca

Eleodes opaca is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is also known as plains false wireworm.

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Eleodes opaca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Eleodes
Species:
E. opaca
Binomial name
Eleodes opaca
(Say, 1824)

Eleodes opaca is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.12 It is also known as plains false wireworm.3

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References

  1. "Eleodes opaca (Say, 1824)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  2. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Eleodes opaca)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  3. Webmaster, David Ratz. "Plains False Wireworm - Montana Field Guide". fieldguide.mt.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-20.