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Varied carpet beetle. Escarabajo de las alfombras

Anthrenus verbasci

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Description:

Escarabajo de 3 mm de longitud perteneciente a la familia Dermestidae .
Este escarabajo puede ser una seria plaga doméstica y una plaga en los museos de historia natural, donde puede dañar las muestras biológicas. Mientras que los adultos son herbívoros (polen), las larvas se alimentan de fibras naturales y pueden dañar alfombras, muebles, ropa y colecciones de insectos.

Habitat:

Plantas umbelíferas.

Reference Links:

Varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus - Coleoptera@PL

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PublishedMay 2, 2013

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