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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Anthrenini » Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus) » Subgenus Nathrenus (Anthrenus Subgenus Nathrenus) » Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
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Beetle on daisy - Anthrenus verbasci
Copyright © 2010 Justin Kerk

Beetle on daisy - Anthrenus verbasci
Parksville, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
July 17, 2010
Size: Few mm
Anthrenus?

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Contributed by Justin Kerk on 17 July, 2010 - 9:56pm
Last updated 19 December, 2013 - 5:10pm

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… v belov, 19 December, 2013 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

Anthrenus spec.
That's tricky. On the information given by this photos I wouldn't be surprised if the examples belongs to one of the many strange color variations of Anthrenus verbasci. According to my personal impression it looks quite similar to Anthrenus sarnicus, but that species is occurring in West Europe only. At least it doesn't belong to the many members of the subgenus Anthrenus s.str., also not to the common Florilinus or Helocerus.
A detailed examination of the antenna and/or genitalia is needed for a reliable identification down to species level.
… Andreas Herrmann, 11 June, 2011 - 3:39am login or register to post comments

 
many thanks again, Andreas
… v belov, 11 June, 2011 - 5:01am login or register to post comments

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