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Cabinet beetle

Trogoderma versicolor (Creutzer, 1799)

Status not recordedbeetles

The cabinet beetle (Trogoderma versicolor) is a species in the family Dermestidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the cabinet beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cabinet beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cabinet beetle as introduced in 6 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Latviainvasive
  2. Lithuaniainvasive
  3. Austria
  4. Denmark
  5. Slovenia
  6. Sweden

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the cabinet beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cabinet beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyDermestidae
  6. genusTrogoderma
  7. SpeciesTrogoderma versicolor (Creutzer, 1799)

Synonyms Anthrenus elongatulus, Anthrenus grandis, Anthrenus versicolor, Trogoderma costae, Trogoderma subfasciatum, Trogoderma versicolor ab. major, Trogoderma versicolor var. reductum

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Raibasis kailiavabalisLithuanian
  • Skórojadka rudawkaPolish
  • Кожеед разноцветныйRussian
  • 拟肾斑皮蠹Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cabinet beetle

Other species in the same genus Trogoderma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the cabinet beetle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the cabinet beetle as invasive in 2 countries: Latvia and Lithuania. It lists it as introduced in 6 in all.

What kind of animal is the cabinet beetle?

The cabinet beetle (Trogoderma versicolor) belongs to the family Dermestidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cabinet beetle (Trogoderma versicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cabinet-beetle

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BibTeX
@misc{cabinet_beetle_2026,
  title = {Cabinet beetle (Trogoderma versicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cabinet-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}