Dermestes lardarius
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 lardarius:
(Larder beetle)
This is the prettiest species of the subgenus to look at and a great addition for terrariums. Their numbers (colony-size wise) tend to stay modest.
Distribution: Cosmopolitan.
Origin: Europe, Netherlands. In my care since 2019.
Description: The adults are 7 to 9,5 mm long. The elytra are black with a very recognizable orange band across them. There are three dark spots per elytron within the band. The underside of the adult beetles are dark coloured. Full-grown larvae are 10 to 15 mm long. The colour of a larva is brown with light-brown bands deviating the different segments of the body.