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Buffalo Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Copyright © 2008 Peter Cristofono

Buffalo Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 22, 2008
Size: small 2-3 mm
What kind of beetle? Seen on a dandelion.

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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 22 April, 2008 - 1:55pm
Last updated 23 April, 2008 - 11:55am

Moved
Moved from Carpet Beetles.
… Peter Cristofono, 23 April, 2008 - 11:49am

A.scrophulariae
species ID.
… Boris Büche, 23 April, 2008 - 6:42am

 
Thank you Boris
Glad to know the species ID!
… Peter Cristofono, 23 April, 2008 - 11:48am

Carpet beetle.
Such colorful little pollinators as adults, such @#$% pests as larvae:-) Sorry, I know I can't say @#$% on TV! This is a species of Anthrenus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 April, 2008 - 2:28pm

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