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Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
33.135, -117.034
Field Notes
Description:
Brown, black and white beetle about 3 mm long. "Dorsal surface with scales of two colours: white and yellowish brown (may change to grey in older specimens). White scales condensed on lateral margins of pronotum, a prescutellar spot on the hind margin, and in several spots on elytra, usually partly merging into three tranverse fasciae. Important characters apart from colour: Eyes not notched in front, antennae 11-segmented with club of three segments "
Habitat:
Daffodil flower in the backyard. This species is common in the US and southern Canada.
Notes:
Aka Variegated Carpet Beetle, Varied Cabinet Beetle, Small Cabinet Beetle
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 18, 2013
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