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tiny black white and red beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Copyright © 2017 angella moorehouse

tiny black white and red beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
April 23, 2017
This tiny beetle was smaller in size than an unfed tick. It was found on golden alexanders in my backyard prairie restoration.

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tiny black white and red beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae tiny black white and red beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Contributed by angella moorehouse on 23 April, 2017 - 6:51pm
Last updated 23 April, 2017 - 8:43pm

Moved
Moved from Carpet Beetles.
… v belov, 23 April, 2017 - 8:43pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 April, 2017 - 8:12pm

Anthrenus ? scrophulariae?
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… metrioptera, 23 April, 2017 - 7:20pm

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