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Wheat wireworm

Agriotes mancus (Say)

Status not recordedbeetles

The wheat wireworm (Agriotes mancus) is a species in the family Elateridae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the wheat wireworm

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 wheat wireworm live?

Not recorded

Is the wheat wireworm 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 wheat wireworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyElateridae
  6. genusAgriotes
  7. SpeciesAgriotes mancus (Say)
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • taupin du bléFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wheat wireworm

Other species in the same genus Agriotes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wheat wireworm?

The wheat wireworm (Agriotes mancus) belongs to the family Elateridae 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). Wheat wireworm (Agriotes mancus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wheat-wireworm

MLA

“Wheat wireworm (Agriotes mancus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wheat-wireworm.

BibTeX
@misc{wheat_wireworm_2026,
  title = {Wheat wireworm (Agriotes mancus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wheat-wireworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}