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Carpet beetle larva?? - Attagenus
Copyright © 2010 afrancis

Carpet beetle larva?? - Attagenus
Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
August 11, 2010
Size: 10mm
Jet black, legs are too fine to count, tail hairs very fine and about 4mm long

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Carpet beetle larva?? - Attagenus Carpet beetle larva?? - Attagenus
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Contributed by afrancis on 11 August, 2010 - 11:23pm
Last updated 16 August, 2010 - 7:55pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 August, 2010 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Some kind of Dermestidae in any event.
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 August, 2010 - 2:01am login or register to post comments

 
Attagenus, methinks
… v belov, 14 August, 2010 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

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