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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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carpet beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
Copyright © 2006 Joyce Gross

carpet beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA
March 24, 2006
Size: ~2mm
Found in my house.
Posing on a toothpick.

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carpet beetle - Anthrenus verbasci carpet beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 11 April, 2006 - 1:28am
Last updated 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am

Moved
Moved from furniture carpet beetle.
… Boris Büche, 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Anthrenus.
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 1:53pm login or register to post comments

detail
the detail is amazing, very impressive
… Phillip Harpootlian, 12 April, 2006 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

Heavens, Joyce! Superb images,
but maybe you should toss out that batch of toothpicks. They seem to be attracting all sorts of tiny insects ;-)
… Jim McClarin, 11 April, 2006 - 5:32am login or register to post comments

 
hahaha
But I like attracting all sorts of tiny insects! Maybe I should get more of these toothpicks.
… Joyce Gross, 11 April, 2006 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

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