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A very small beetle - Anthrenus fuscus
Copyright © 2005 Bill Johnson

A very small beetle - Anthrenus fuscus
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
June 14, 2005
This beetle is on the flowers of Bishop's Weed, and is extremely small. Would anyone have an idea as to what it is? Could it be a Dermestid?
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 9 July, 2005 - 3:24pm
Last updated 18 May, 2007 - 3:03am

Moved
Moved from Anthrenus.
small size, a little elongate body, and pattern match this species.
… Boris Büche, 18 May, 2007 - 3:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Carpet Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 9 February, 2007 - 5:24am login or register to post comments

Anthrenus sp.
23690 Anthrenus sp.

Dr. John M. Kingsolver
Florida State Collection of Arthropods
Gainsville, FL
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Another dermestid
The top and bottom covered by colored "scales" and those little clubs on the ends of the antennae are dermestid traits
… Jim McClarin, 9 July, 2005 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

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