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Varied carpet beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Description:

It's about 3-4 mm. I found it on the wall in my house. The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is belonging to the family Dermestidae. This beetle can be a serious household pest and a pest in natural history museums, where it can damage biological specimens. While adults are pollen grazers, larvae feed on natural fibers and can damage carpets, furniture, clothing and insect collections.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago
Varied carpet beetle
Anthrenus verbasci Varied carpet beetle


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2 Comments

valentinezza
valentinezza 10 years ago

Thak you Jopy for the ID! :) Mark I agree with you, but I'm not happy if I find them in my house... :(

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Some parasites are good.. even essential.

valentinezza
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valentinezza

Genova, LIG, Italy

Spotted on Mar 17, 2014
Submitted on Mar 17, 2014

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