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A colorful beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Copyright © 2005 Bill Johnson

A colorful beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
June 14, 2005
This beetle was found on the flowers of Bishop's Weed. Is it a Dermestid?
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 9 July, 2005 - 3:27pm
Last updated 10 January, 2006 - 2:37pm

You're right
Yes, Dermestid. I suspect the genus is Anthrenus. They're nice, colorful (if small) beetles.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 9 July, 2005 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
What a fantastic portrait of the "buffalo carpet beetle," Anthrenus scrophulariae! That orange/red stripe down the back is diagnostic as far as I know. This is one species I've never seen INDOORS:-) Pity, I could better tolerate the damage to my insect collection if it yielded something this pretty!
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 July, 2005 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

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