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Any larva of the beetle genus Tenebrio, especially T. molitor. Meal-worms are slender and round, about 2.5 cm/1 in long, and tawny with bright rusty bands. They are pests of stored grain.

The adult of T. molitor is black, measures about 1.3 cm/0.5 in in length, has stout legs, and antennae with 11 joints,

Classification

Meal-worms are in genus Tenebrio of the family Tenebrionidae, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda.

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