Dusky Darkling Beetle

Dusky Darkling Beetle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Eleodes
Species	E. obscura
Binomial name
Series information
First appearance	"Attack of the Tree Eating Aliens"
Latest appearance	"A Fish Out of Water"
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The Dusky Darkling Beetle (Eleodes obscura) is a species of darkling beetle in the genus Eleodes. It ranges from southern British Columbia to northern Mexico and east to Texas, Kansas and Wyoming. The diet of the dusky darkling beetle includes dead plant material, animal remains, roots, and seeds.