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Anthrenus fuscus
Photo#50001
Copyright © 2006
tom murray
Carpet Beetle larva -
Anthrenus fuscus
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 29, 2006
Size: 2mm
This is what the larva turned into. Unfortunately by the time I checked up on it, it was dead.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 29 April, 2006 - 9:57pm
Last updated 18 May, 2007 - 2:57am
Moved
Moved from
Anthrenus flavipes
.
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Boris Büche
, 18 May, 2007 - 2:57am
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not flavipes
. . . but, because of colour pattern, size and elongate antennal club, a male of A.fuscus,
compare:
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Boris Büche
, 18 May, 2007 - 2:18am
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Anthrenus fuscus
That's a good correction. Thanks for catching it Boris!
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tom murray
, 18 May, 2007 - 7:20am
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Moved
Moved from
Anthrenus
.
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Jim McClarin
, 8 February, 2007 - 1:53pm
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Dermestidae: Anthrenus sp.
An Anthrenus. Major source of food is the dead insects in window sills.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 30 April, 2006 - 9:34am
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I'll probably kill some tomorrow
when I vacuum my room ;-)
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Jim McClarin
, 29 April, 2006 - 11:10pm
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Vacuum?
what's that? Maybe that's why I find these beetles. :-)
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tom murray
, 29 April, 2006 - 11:24pm
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