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Family Dermestidae - Carpet Beetles

Carpet Beetles · Apsectus · Black Carpet Beetles · Cryptorhopalum · Dermestes

Genus Anthrenus - Carpet Beetles
Buffalo Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae - male - female Tufted-tail dermestid larvae - Anthrenus verbasci Tufted-tail dermestid pupa B - Anthrenus verbasci Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci Varied Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus parvus

Genus Apsectus
Apsectus araneorum Apsectus araneorum Apsectus araneorum

Genus Attagenus - Black Carpet Beetles
Dermestid Larva - Attagenus Carpet Beetle - Attagenus unicolor Black Carpet Beetle - Attagenus brunneus Beetle8637 - Attagenus brunneus Carpet Beetle - Attagenus unicolor I found this bug in my bathroom in Akron, Ohio. I have seen them at all hours of the day in my bathroom and bedroom. - Attagenus mystery shedding bug with tail - Attagenus Attagenus (sp?) - Attagenus unicolor

Genus Cryptorhopalum
another tiny beetle - Cryptorhopalum triste Carpet Beetle - Cryptorhopalum triste Tiny Beetle - Cryptorhopalum triste Coleoptera - Cryptorhopalum triste Cryptorhopalum sp. - Cryptorhopalum Dermestidae - Cryptorhopalum ? - Cryptorhopalum tiny beetle - Cryptorhopalum triste tiny beetle - Cryptorhopalum triste

Genus Dermestes
Probable Dermestid - Dermestes Dermestes frischi hairy beetle - Dermestes frischi hairy beetle - Dermestes frischi Beetle larva - Dermestes Dermestid - Dermestes - Dermestes Larval Stowaways - Dermestes Carpet Beetle - Dermestes marmoratus


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