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Beetle ID - Anthrenus
Copyright © 2009 Heidi Genter

Beetle ID - Anthrenus
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
June 26, 2009
Size: ~3mm
I'm not sure where to start looking for this beetle. The antennae look similar to lady beetle, but the shape of the elytra seems wrong. It was on a shrubby cinquefoil (Pentaphylloides floribunda) bloom. Lots of pattern for such a tiny beetle.
Contributed by Heidi Genter on 26 June, 2009 - 6:28pm
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 11:27pm

Demestidae - Carpet Beetle
I'm thinking Anthrenus

http://bugguide.net/node/view/11210/bgimage
… Natalie Hernandez, 26 June, 2009 - 6:42pm

 
suspect var. of A. pimpinellae
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… v belov, 27 June, 2009 - 1:44am

 
Looks like it :-)
Thanks! I didn't realize these visited flowers, so hadn't even looked at them, but I think you are right.
… Heidi Genter, 26 June, 2009 - 11:26pm

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