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Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Photo by YourVeryFlesh
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Field Notes

Description:

Came home to find this little bug curled up neatly. Something was obsessed with the light from my lamp yesterday and kept flying into it so I'm assuming it was this little thing.

Habitat:

Found on my desk, presumed dead. I've come across these things before now and then - all inside houses.

Notes:

© Emma Simpson. All Rights Reserved.

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Varied carpet beetle

Species ID Suggestions

Carpet beetle

Dermestidae sp.

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Comments (1)
KarenL
Maybe it has a headache today from all the head banging!
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 19, 2012

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