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Anthrenus verbasci
small brown and white beetles feeding on yarrow pollen
urban backyard
Spotted on Jun 16, 2013
Submitted on Jul 1, 2013
2 Comments
thanks for the ID ForestDragon!
There is a very good chance that these are Varied Carpet Beetles, Anthrenus verbasci. There are a couple of other species that look similar but I believe that this one is quite common.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/95010