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Anobiid explosion in garage - Ptilinus ruficornis - male

Anobiid explosion in garage - Ptilinus ruficornis - Male
Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
May 24, 2012
Size: 3-5mm
Apparently firewood stored in the garage had a population of anobiid larvae in it and they've begun eclosing in a big way. The ceiling and garage doors and windows are resting spots or display areas for a large number of anobiids that look to me like Ptilinus ruficornis, both male and female.

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