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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Anthrenini » Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus) » Unidentified Larvae (Anthrenus Unidentified Larvae)
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Small Bug on the Wall - Anthrenus
Copyright © 2006 Timothy Boomer

Small Bug on the Wall - Anthrenus
Davis, Yolo County, California, USA
November 18, 2006
Size: 5 mm
I assume this is some sort of larva...just wondering what it's going to become.
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Contributed by Timothy Boomer on 19 November, 2006 - 5:23am
Last updated 9 January, 2010 - 8:24pm

Moved
Moved from Carpet Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 9 January, 2010 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Carpet Beetles.
Habitus characteristic for this genus.
… Boris Büche, 5 August, 2007 - 4:27am login or register to post comments

Dermestid
Guide page is here. They eat dead things of animal origin, including leather, wool and silk. They're particularly feared and hated by entomologists because of what they can do to insect collections. You should check for damage on any valuable items of the above.
… Chuck Entz, 19 November, 2006 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you for your very informative response. I'll try to get rid of any that I see. Is there anything I can do to prevent them from being here in the first place?
… Timothy Boomer, 19 November, 2006 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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