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Dermestid on Apple Blossom. Anthrenus? - Anthrenus verbasci
Copyright © 2004 Stephen Cresswell

Dermestid on Apple Blossom. Anthrenus? - Anthrenus verbasci
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
One of the first beetles out, early April on an early Apple Blossom. These are Dermestid beetles, if I'm not mistaken (guess they couldn't find anything to infest). Genus Anthrenus? Help with ID appreciated, as always.
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 17 December, 2004 - 4:25pm
Last updated 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am

carpet beetle
thankyou so much,its been bugging me.hahahaha
… lacool7, 19 April, 2008 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from furniture carpet beetle.
Reasons are explained here , distinguishing characters found on species pages, respectively.
… Boris Büche, 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Anthrenus.
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

Anthrenus flavipes
Anthrenus flavipes

Dr. John M. Kingsolver
Florida State Collection of Arthropods
Gainsville, FL
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

You got it!
Anthrenus sp. carpet beetles are actually pretty important pollinators as adults, the flipside of their destructive larval habits. Just goes to show you can't call any insects "good" or "bad" unequivocally.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 December, 2004 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank-you Eric!
Eric, thanks for your help in the ID of this one, and for helping with several others in the last few days. I really value your expertise!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 20 December, 2004 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

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