Dermestes haemorrhoidalis
The ratio of larvae and adult beetles that you will receive are random.
The number of beetles is estimated by weight. Approximately 20 late stage larvae weigh 1g, as do 24 adult beetles. Using the largest larval stage as a gauge, 7,5g of mixed stage larvae and beetles will have at a bare minimum 150 individuals. Over winter, during the months of reduced breeding, this is usually pretty accurate. However over summer when there is a lot more breeding happening, 7,5g could easily be 300 to 400 if there are lots of young larvae in the mix.
The beetles are always sent with a tracking code, so that you can track the shipment.
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.