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Cryptolestes corticinus

Status not recordedbeetles

Cryptolestes corticinus is a species in the family Cucujidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.36 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Cryptolestes corticinus

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

How big is Cryptolestes corticinus?

CRYPTOLESTES CORTICINUS · LENGTH 2.36 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.36 mm, the recorded maximum length of the cryptolestes corticinus is about 0.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Cryptolestes corticinus live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptolestes corticinus as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Denmark
  2. Poland

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 Cryptolestes corticinus 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 Cryptolestes corticinus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCucujidae
  6. genusCryptolestes
  7. SpeciesCryptolestes corticinus (Erichson, 1846)

Synonyms Laemophloeus corticinus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • kaarnahäröFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Cryptolestes corticinus

Other species in the same genus Cryptolestes.

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Common questions

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How big is Cryptolestes corticinus?

An adult Cryptolestes corticinus measures 2.36 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is Cryptolestes corticinus an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Cryptolestes corticinus as introduced in 2 countries: Denmark and Poland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Cryptolestes corticinus?

Cryptolestes corticinus (Cryptolestes corticinus) belongs to the family Cucujidae 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). Cryptolestes corticinus (Cryptolestes corticinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptolestes-corticinus

MLA

“Cryptolestes corticinus (Cryptolestes corticinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptolestes-corticinus.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptolestes_corticinus_2026,
  title = {Cryptolestes corticinus (Cryptolestes corticinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptolestes-corticinus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}