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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Anthrenini » Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus)
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Carpet Beetle Damage - Anthrenus
Copyright © 2006 Christopher C Wirth

Carpet Beetle Damage - Anthrenus
Virginia, USA
I recently was given a collection of insects collected by a friend of an acquaintance. Most of the specimens were damaged severely by carpet beetles. This shot might be useful for Matthew Roth's "How to Start a Proper Insect Collection" article to show what will happen if a collection is not cared for properly.

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Contributed by Christopher C Wirth on 25 February, 2006 - 9:40pm
Last updated 9 February, 2007 - 5:30am

Moved
Moved from Carpet Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 9 February, 2007 - 5:30am login or register to post comments

Oh, the humanity!
Reminds me I need to fumigate again:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 February, 2006 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

They can't eat digital photos.
The lasting and rapidly growing image database on bugguide will be of more use over time than a dozen museums full of mounted insects.
… Jim McClarin, 25 February, 2006 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

 
true, true. Just cross your f
true, true. Just cross your fingers that carpet beetles don't evolve into virtual insects :)
… J. Anderson, 5 November, 2010 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

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