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Mexican chile beetles - Stegobium paniceum
Copyright © 2010 SusannahA

Mexican chile beetles - Stegobium paniceum
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
January 3, 2010
Size: under 3 mm.
I found a bunch of these beetles in a jar of dried chile pasilla and chile ancho from Mexico. This one was dead; the live ones are very active and it was impossible to get a clear photo.

There were quite a few live larvae in with them. (I'll add a larva on the next ID page.)

I found some in the same place a year ago last August; those were only adults, and mated while I had them. I didn't see any larvae that time.

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Contributed by SusannahA on 5 February, 2010 - 2:51am
Last updated 6 February, 2010 - 10:32pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 6 February, 2010 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum), i suppose
for the future: dorsal view is critical to ID most beetles
… v belov, 5 February, 2010 - 3:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I just added a back v
Thanks! I just added a back view, upper part only. I'll try and get another shot of the whole beetle.

Edit: I've added a full-body shot.
… SusannahA, 5 February, 2010 - 3:29am login or register to post comments

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