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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Megatominae » Anthrenini » Anthrenus » Subgenus Anthrenops (Anthrenus Subgenus Anthrenops) » Asian Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus coloratus)

Species Anthrenus coloratus - Asian Carpet Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · See Also · Works Cited

Which Anthrenus sp? - Anthrenus coloratus

Anthrenus coloratus? - Anthrenus coloratus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Dermestidae (Carpet Beetles)

Subfamily Megatominae

Tribe Anthrenini

Genus Anthrenus

No Taxon (Subgenus Anthrenops)

Species coloratus (Asian Carpet Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Anthrenus coloratus Reitter 1881

Numbers

1.5–2.5 mm(1)

Identification

antenna 9-segmented:

(11-segm. in verbasci)

images of diagnostic parts(2)

Range

native to the Old World (Eurasia & Africa), adventive in our area(1) and apparently widespread [map](3)

Habitat

wasp and spider nests, insect collections, seeds, and various plant products(1)

Life Cycle

Larva; Adult:

See Also

Anthrenus verbasci

Works Cited

1.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

2.	Herrmann A. (200?‒) Pictures of some dermestid species

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 26 January, 2009 - 1:05pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 7 April, 2025 - 3:47pm

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