Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles (Bostrichoidea) » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus) » Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
Photo#271956
Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
Copyright © 2009 Greg Dodge

Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
May 2, 2009
Size: 2-3 mm
Each patch of Ox-eye Daisies yielded at least some of these beetles with as many as four or five on some flowers.

Images of this individual: tag all
Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Greg Dodge on 3 May, 2009 - 7:32pm

enough better pix in the guide; consider frassing
*
… v belov, 3 May, 2009 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact